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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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OBSERVATION AND HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S REGISTER
| Primary Handicap | Under 6 yrs. | Over 6 yrs. | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| Hydrocephalic | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 6 | _ | 6 |
| Neurological condition | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Choreiform movements | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Post Polio | _ | _ | — | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | 2 | 2 |
| Neurofibromatosis | — | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | 2 | 2 |
| Head Injuries | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Post Meningitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Coeliac disease | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 |
| Pilonidal Sinus | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - | - |
| Micrognathia | 1 | _ | 1 | — | _ | - | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Insufficient digestion | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | _ | - | 2 | 2 |
| Tracheo-Oesophageal fistula | — | 2 | 2 | — | _ | _ | - | 2 | 2 |
| Malformed anus | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Perforated Ileum | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Pulmonary Stenosis | - | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Renal Glycosuria | _ | _ | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Chestiness | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | 1 |
| Neurofibroma | 1 | - | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Cong. Laryngeal Stridor | 1 | - | 1 | - | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 |
| U.R.I. | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Debility | — | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Urinary Infection | _ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 |
| C.D.H. | _ | 3 | 3 | — | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 3 |
| Talipes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Still's Disease | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Perthes' Disease | 1 | _ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Culunosis Circumscripta | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Arthritis | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Coeliac Disease | 2 | _ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Thyroid deficiency | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Phenylketonuria | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Hypothyroid | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | _ | 2 | 2 |
| Adrenal tumour | — | _ | — | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Obesity | 1 | _ | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Neonatal Hypocalcaemia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| TOTAL | 19 | 15 | 34 | 39 | 25 | 64 | 58 | 40 | 98 |
"At Risk" Register
For administrative reasons this Register is still maintained
separately from that of handicapped children. During 1971 2,242
children from a total of 3,095 births were at risk due to factors