London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bexley 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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TABLE VI,

Physically Handicapped Children.

Population:2yrs. to4yrs.11mths.Table BlNo. of children ages2yrs. to4yrs.11 mths.

Defects(l)(2)(3)(4)(5)
At Ordinary schoolsAt Day special schoolsAt Residential special schools including hospital schoolsAt HomeTotals
(a) Having home teaching(b) Not having home teaching
B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.Total
Congenital Heart666
Rheumatic Heart
Haemophilia
Cerebral Palsy (including athetosis)222 1
Poliomyelitis11
[Muscular Dystrophy111
Muscular Atrophy
Spinabifida
Osteomyelitis1113
Hydrocephalus1212
Fragilitas Ossium
Achondroplasia
Arthrogryphosis Perthe's Disease1
1112
Tb. joints
Talipes111
Cong. Dislocation hips333
Cong, deformities:
(a) arms and hands11112
(b) legs and feet
Amputations:
(a) legs
(b) arms
Rheumatoid arthritis
including Still's disease
Septic arthritis
Fractured Skull
Brain Tumour
Friedrich's Ataxia
Others (specify)111
TOTAL61761723