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Enquiry to estimate incidence of different degrees of deafness and probable demand...
Catalogue reference: RG 23/122A
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This record is about the Enquiry to estimate incidence of different degrees of deafness and probable demand... dating from 1947 Apr. in the series Government Social Survey Department: Social Survey: Reports and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- RG 23/122A
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947 Apr.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enquiry to estimate incidence of different degrees of deafness and probable demand for hearing aids, for the Medical Research Council
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Report for Survey 91 is at RG 23/311
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Survey No. 92
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- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Research
- Disability
- Medicine
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2202516/
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RG 23
Government Social Survey Department: Social Survey: Reports and Papers
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