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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

Lambeth 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: The Most Common Physical Handicaps Found Among Severely Mentally Retarded Children Under FiveTABLE III

The Most Common Physical Handicaps Found Among Severely Mentally Retarded Children Under Five

TABLE III

DefectNumberIncidence per /100 S.M.R.
MFTotal
Cerebral palsy6101614.5
Deaf1232.5
Mongol19284742.8
Lack of speech681412.7
Congenital heart malformation481210.9
Blind23544.5
Visual defect871513.6
General convulsions681412.4
Congenital malformation of urinary tract55109.1