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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
Greenwich 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Congenital Malformations
Congenital malformations probably constitute today's greatest
challenge to paediatrics and most advanced countries are seeking
to discover the aetiologies, the first step to which is the recording of
the various conditions.
The following tables give information regarding malformations
notified to the department during 1968 compared with those
returned for England and Wales in 1967.
Congenital Malformations
| Site | No. Notified | Rates per 1,000 Total Notified Births | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich 1968 | England & Wales 1967 | ||
| ALL SITES | 88 | 25.99 | 20.00 |
| Central Nervous System | 18 | 5.32 | 4.68 |
| Eye, ear | 5 | 1.48 | 0.61 |
| Alimentary system | 8 | 2.36 | 2.22 |
| Heart and great vessels | 2 | 0.59 | 0.84 |
| Respiratory system | 2 | 0.59 | 0.20 |
| Uro-genital system | 11 | 3.25 | 1.55 |
| Limbs | 30 | 8.86 | 6.92 |
| Other skeletal | 4 | 1.18 | 0.44 |
| Other systems | 3 | 0.89 | 1.34 |
| Other malformations | 5 | 1.48 | 1.22 |
| Congenital Malformations | |||
| Site | No. Notified | Rates per 1,000 Total Notified Births | |
| Greenwich 1968 | England & Wales 1967 | ||
| ALL SITES | 88 | 25.99 | 20.00 |
| Central Nervous System | 18 | 5.32 | 4.68 |
| Eye, ear | 5 | 1.48 | 0.61 |
| Alimentary system | 8 | 2.36 | 2.22 |
| Heart and great vessels | 2 | 0.59 | 0.84 |
| Respiratory system | 2 | 0.59 | 0.20 |
| Uro-genital system | 11 | 3.25 | 1.55 |
| Limbs | 30 | 8.86 | 6.92 |
| Other skeletal | 4 | 1.18 | 0.44 |
| Other systems | 3 | 0.89 | 1.34 |
| Other malformations | 5 | 1.48 | 1.22 |
NOTE:—This table indicates the number of malformations NOT the
number of children.
Congenital Malformations Notified During 1968
| GREENWICH | % E&W 1967 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | Still | Total | % | ||
| Babies with One malformation | 48 | 3 | 51 | 76.1 | 85.8 |
| Two malformations | 10 | 3 | 13 | 19.4 | 10.5 |
| Three malformations | 2 | — | 2 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Four malformations | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| Five or more malformations | — | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Total babies | 60 | 7 | 67 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Congenital Malformations Notified During 1968 | |||||
| GREENWICH | % E&W 1967 | ||||
| Live | Still | Total | % | ||
| Babies with One malformation | 48 | 3 | 51 | 85.8 | |
| Two malformations | 10 | 3 | 13 | 10.5 | |
| Three malformations | 2 | — | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Four malformations | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| Five or more malformations | — | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Total babies | 60 | 7 | 67 | 100.0 | |