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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
Wandsworth 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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The Handicap Register continues to play an important role in
facilitating research projects in special diseases, and we have been
co-operating in a number of studies such as research into spina
bifida and anencephaly carried out by the Greater London Council
and the National Child Development Study of the National Bureau
for Co-operation in Child Care.
The tables below give the figures concerning handicapped children in the under-five group
| Ages | Handicap | Observation | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 24 | 480 | 504 |
| 1 year | 37 | 283 | 320 |
| 2 years | 48 | 170 | 218 |
| 3 years | 68 | 107 | 175 |
| 4 years | 74 | 48 | 122 |
| Totals | 251 | 1,088 | 1,339 |
| Number of children on the register on 1st January, 1968 | 1,513 | ||
| Number placed on the register during 1968 | 713 | ||
| Number removed from the register during 1968 | 887 | ||
| Number placed on the register within three months of birth | 566 | ||
| Central nervous system | 20 | ||
| Eye and ear | 3 | ||
| Alimentary system | 20 | ||
| Heart and great vessels | 2 | ||
| Respiratory system | 1 | ||
| Urogenital system | 11 | ||
| Limbs | 38 | ||
| Other skeletal | 8 | ||
| Other systems | 1 | ||
| Other malformations | 6 | ||
| Total malformations | 110 (in 91 children) | ||
| Number dealt with during 1968 | Number born in 1968 and placed on Register | ||
| Mongol | 33 | 9 | |
| Anencephalus | 26 | 2 | |
| Spina bifida | 9 | 3 | |
| Microcephalus | 6 | 1 | |
| Congenital heart disease | 43 | 9 | |
| Fibrocystic disease | 8 | 1 | |
| Partially-sighted and blind | 18 | 6 | |
| Deaf | 13 | 0 | |