London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hammersmith 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith.
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HANDICAP AND OBSERVATION REGISTER TOTAL = 2,132
SCHOOL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS LP TO 21 YEARS
| AGE 5-16 | AGE 16-21 | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epilepsy | 112 | 42 | 154 |
| Cerebral Palsy | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| Neuro-Muscular | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Spina-Bifida | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| Nervous System Defects | 36 | 3 | 39 |
| Blind & partially Sighted | 40 | - | 40 |
| Other Eye Defects | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| Deaf & Partially Hearing | 177 | 23 | 200 |
| Speech Defects | 43 | 3 | 46 |
| Alimentary System | 47 | 3 | 50 |
| Heart Defects | 71 | 10 | 81 |
| Fibro Cystic | 7 | - | 7 |
| Asthma | 151 | 8 | 159 |
| Other Respiratory Defects | 29 | 2 | 31 |
| Uro-Genital Defects | 33 | 3 | 36 |
| Limb Abnormalities & Defects | 70 | 10 | 80 |
| Blood Diseases | 26 | 1 | 27 |
| Diabetes | 45 | 18 | 63 |
| E.S.N. | 339 | 31 | 370 |
| E.S.N. (Severe) | 64 | 5 | 69 |
| Mongols | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| Backward | 39 | - | 39 |
| Maladjusted | 177 | 19 | 196 |
| Autistic | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Socio-Medical | 20 | - | 20 |
| Multiple | 34 | 4 | 38 |
| Dual | 45 | 3 | 48 |
| Other | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| Observation | 189 | - | 189 |
| 1,927 | 205 | 2,132 |
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