According to Figure 4.1.1 on page 181 (pdf page 192), in 1999, there were 164,040 researchers in the UK. So if education would be fair, even using a lower bound, there should have been 82 d/Deaf researchers. And that doesn't consider non-researcher PhD holders. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Nevermind, I found the answer in the first diary from 2006. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.