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
Lewisham 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
During the year a total of 74 children were reported, which
figure represents 2.05 per cent of total live births in the
Borough
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS REPORTED
| 0.1 | Anencephalus | 4 | |
| 0.4 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | |
| 0.5 | Microcephalus | 1 | |
| 0.6 | Other specified malformations of brain or spinal cord | 6 | |
| 0.8 | Spina bifida | 7 | |
| Total: Central Nervous System | – | 25 | |
| 1.8 | Accessory auricle | 1 | |
| 1.9 | Other specified malformations of ear | 2 | |
| Total: Eye and Ear | – | 3 | |
| 2.1 | Cleft lip | 3 | |
| 2.2 | Cleft palate | 4 | |
| 2.4 | Tracheo-oesophageal fistula, oesophageal atresia and stenosis | 2 | |
| Total: Alimentary System | – | 9 | |
| 3.0 | Unspecified malformations of heart and circulatory | ||
| system | 2 | ||
| 3.9 | Specified malformations of heart and circulatory | ||
| system | 8 | ||
| Total: Heart and Circulatory System | – | 10 | |
| 4.9 | Other specified malformations of respiratory | ||
| system | 1 | ||
| Total: Respiratory System | – | 1 | |
| 5.0 | Unspecified malformations of urino-genital | ||
| organs | 1 | ||
| 5.2 | Undescended testicle | 1 | |
| 5.3 | Hydrocele | 2 | |
| 5.7 | Hypospadias, epispadias | 3 | |
| 5.9 | Other specified malformations of urino-genital organs (includes pseudohermaphroditism) | 1 | |
| Total: Urino-genital System | – | 8 | |
| 6.0 | Polydactyly | 10 | |
| 6.2 | Reduction deformity hand or arm | 1 | |
| 6.4 | Unspecified reduction deformity of limbs | 1 | |
| 6.5 | Talipes | 13 | |
| 6.6 | Congenital dislocation of hip | 1 | 26 |
| Total: Limbs | - | ||
| 7.1 | Malformations of skull or face bones | 3 | 3 |
| Total: Other parts of Musculo-skeletal System | – | ||
| 8.3 | Pigmented naevus | 1 | |
| 8.4 | Other specified malformations of skin including ichthyosis congenita | 2 | |
| 8.9 | Exomphalos, omphalocele (excluding umbilical hernia) | 1 | |
| Total: Other Systems | – | 4 | |
| 9.0 | Other and unspecified congenital malformations | 2 | |
| 9.6 | Down's syndrome (mongolism) | 3 | |
| 9.9 | Multiple congenital malformations not specified | 1 | |
| Total: Other Malformations | – | 6 95 |