§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are registered as disabled in the(a) Colchester, (b) North Essex, (c) Harwich and (d) Braintree constituencies. [2396]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation on the number of people registered with Essex council as deaf or hard of hearing and blind or partially sighted are shown in the tables. Separate information is not available by constituency. Information is not available centrally on the number of people with other forms of disability.
Table 1: Number of people registered as deaf or hard of hearing at 31 March 1998, within the former county of Essex Number Deaf 1,553 Hard of hearing 1.697 Total 3,250 Source
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Table 2: Number of people registered as blind or partially sighted at 31 March 2000 within the former county of Essex Area Blind Partially sighted Total Essex1 5,018 5,018 10,036 Southend 880 1,262 2,142 Thurrock 224 319 543 Former county of Essex 6,122 6,599 12,721 1 On 1 April 1998, local government re-organisation took place and the former county of Essex was split into the unitary authorities of Southend and Thurrock and the reduced area of Essex. Source
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