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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Lambeth 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: TABLE 7OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972Mentally Handicapped Children (SSN) with other Handicaps

TABLE 7OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972Mentally Handicapped Children (SSN) with other Handicaps

HandicapsNo. of HandicapsPer 100 SSN
Spina Bifida22.8
Cerebral Palsy1115.4
Blind11.4
Severe Visual Defect45.6
Severe Hearing Defect22.8
Multi-handicapped1825.3

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**** N.B The absence of psychiatric handicaps in this Table is caused by lack
of information from hospitals dealing with psychiatric cases, and not
to the absence of psychiatric problems in the 0-5 population in
Lambeth.

Table: TABLE 8OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Non-SSN Handicapped Children

TABLE 8OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Non-SSN Handicapped Children

HandicapsNo. of HandicapsPer 100 Non-SSN
Spina Bifida61.4
Cerebral Palsy122.8
Blind40.9
Severe Visual Defect61.4
Severe Hearing Defect122.8
Multi-handicapped ****12926%

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General developmental delay, plus additional mild handicaps.