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Tower Hamlets 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 6
| OBSERVATION REGISTER (Children under 5 years) | ||
| No. on Register on 1st January No. added during year | 3,206 970 | 4,176 |
| No. removed during year - died | 32 | |
| - moved away | 459 | |
| - no longer at risk | 830 | |
| - transferred to ages 5-21 Register | 66 | 1,387 |
| Total on Register at 31st December | 2,789 | |
| No. of above total suffering from handicaps | 275 | |
| Year of birth of those on Register at 31st December | ||
| 1971 810 | ||
| 1970 686 | ||
| 1969 534 | ||
| 1968 383 | ||
| 1967 376 | ||
| Total: 2,789 | ||
(ii) Observation Register (5-21 years)
| Total on Register at 31st December | 2,744 | |
| (iii) Handicaps of children and young persons on Observation Register 0-4 years | 5-21 years | |
| Educationally subnormal | - | 871 |
| Severely subnormal | - | 137 |
| Physically handicapped | 183 | 581 |
| Mentally retarded | 27 | - |
| Maladjusted | - | 328 |
| Blind (Registered) | - | 5 |
| Visual defects | 6 | 72 |
| Speech defects (requiring special or other school) | 15 | 27 |
| Epileptic | 10 | 101 |
| Deaf and partially hearing | 11 | 201 |
| Delicate (including diabetic) | - | 155 |
| Multiple handicaps | 23 | 266 |
| Total: | 275 | 2, 744 |
In addition there are 207 children suffering from handicaps attending schools in the Borough,
but living outside the Borough.