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
Tower Hamlets 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 6
| OBSERVATION REGISTER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | Observation Register (Children under 5 years) | ||
| No. on Register on 1st January | 2, 789 | 3,736 | |
| No. added during year | 947 | ||
| No. removed during year - died | 21 | ||
| - moved away | 358 | ||
| - no longer at risk | 839 | ||
| - transferred to ages 5-21 register | 42 | 1,260 | |
| Total on Register at 31st December | 2,476 | ||
| No. of above total suffering from handicaps | 220 | ||
| Year of birth of those on Register at 31st December | |||
| 1972 765 | |||
| 1971 650 | |||
| 1970 438 | |||
| 1969 360 | |||
| 1968 263 | |||
| 2, 476 | |||
| (ii) | Observation Register (5-21 years) Total on Register at 31st December | 2, 577 | |
| (iii) | Handicaps of children and young persons on Observation Register | ||
| 0-4 years | 5-21 years | ||
| Educationally subnormal | - | 805 | |
| Severely subnormal | - | 127 | |
| Physically handicapped | 134 | 557 | |
| Mentally retarded | 33 | - | |
| Maladjusted | - | 280 | |
| Blind (Registered) ) | - | 5 | |
| Visual defects ) | 5 | 72 | |
| Speech defects (requiring special or other school) | 16 | 23 | |
| Epileptic | 7 | 115 | |
| Deaf and partially hearing | 11 | 195 | |
| Delicate (including diabetic) | - | 137 | |
| Multiple handicaps | 14 | 261 | |
| Total: | 220 | 2, 577 | |
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