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

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Lewisham 1967

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

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Table 9

Congenital malformations reported
0.1Anencephalus4
0.4Hydrocephalus4
0.5Microcephalus2
0.6Other defects of brain1
0.8Spina Bifida9
0.9Other defects of spinal cord1
Total: Central Nervous System21
1.5Other defects of eye1
1.7Defects of ear causing impairment of hearing1
1.8Accessory auricle6
1.9Other defects of ear2
Total: Ear and Eye10
2.1Cleft Lip4
2.2Cleft Palate5
2.3Hiatus Hernia1
2.7Rectal and anal atresia1
Total: Alimentary system11
3.0Congenital heart disease (not otherwise specified)11
3.6Intraventricular septal defect4
3.7Persistent ductus arterious2
3.8Endocardial fibroelastosis3
Total: Heart and great vessels20
Total: Respiratory systemNil
5.0Defects of uro-genital system (not otherwise specified)2
5.2Polycystic kidney, all forms2
5.6Hypospadias, epispadias4
5.7Other defects of male genitalia7
5.8Defects of female genitalia (includes female pscudo-hermaphroditism)1
Total: Uro-genital system16
6.2Reduction deformities (amelia, hemimelia, phocomelia, etc.)1
6.3Polydactyly12
6.4Syndactyly1
6.5Dislocation of hip3
6.6Talipes34
6.8Other defects of hand5
Total: Limbs56
7.1Defects of skull and face2
7.3Other defects of spine1
7.5Chrondrodystrophy1
Total: Other skeletal4
8.1Other defects of the face and neck1
8.2Defects of muscles1
8.3Vascular defects of skin, subcutaneous tissues, and mucous mem branes (including lymphatic defects)3
8.4Other defects of skin (including ichthyosis congenita)3
8.7Defects of spleen1
8.9Exomphalos, omphalocele1
Total: Other systems10
9.6Mongolism8
Total: Other malformations8

Table 10

Congenital malformations reported: by parity
ParityNumber of children
034
140
227
317
47
51
63
71
8
9
101
131