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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
Wandsworth 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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detected in the course of time are added to the register and
followed-up in the same way.
Many of the children who are in care of the Children's Officer
are also placed on the register for, even when not handicapped
physically or mentally, they may be considered to be socially
deprived and at risk of being disturbed emotionally. Some
physically handicapped children become the responsibility of the
Children's Department should they be rejected by their own
parents.
The Handicap and Observation Register continues to provide
the necessary information for all those who are concerned with
the full rehabilitation of the physically and mentally handicapped
and is instrumental in the prevention of further complications of
the existing handicaps.
The table below gives the figures concerning handicapped children under five years of age :—
Number on Handicap and Observation Register on 31st December 1969 1,376
| Ages | Handicap | Observation | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 19 | 411 | 430 |
| 1 year | 31 | 343 | 374 |
| 2 years | 50 | 171 | 221 |
| 3 years | 53 | 137 | 190 |
| 4 years | 51 | 110 | 161 |
| Totals | 204 | 1,172 | 1,376 |
| Number of children on the register on 1st January, 1969 | 1,339 | ||
| Number placed on the register during 1969 | 428 | ||
| Number removed from the register during 1969 | 391 | ||
| Number placed on the register within three months of birth | 180 | ||
| Central nervous system | 19 | ||
| Eye and ear | 2 | ||
| Alimentary system | 8 | ||
| Heart and great vessels | 4 | ||
| Respiratory system | 1 | ||
| Urino-genital system | 13 | ||
| Limbs | 51 | ||
| Other skeletal | 2 | ||
| Other systems | 2 | ||
| Other malformations | 13 | ||
| Total malformations | 115 (in 100 children) | ||