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
Wandsworth 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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The table below gives the figures concerning handicapped children under five years of age: —
TABLE 25
Number on handicap and observation register on 31st December, 1971 1,366
| Ages | Handicap | Observation | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 27 | 419 | 446 |
| 1 year | 41 | 272 | 313 |
| 2 years | 48 | 176 | 224 |
| 3 years | 79 | 126 | 205 |
| 4 years | 94 | 84 | 178 |
| Totals | 289 | 1,077 | 1,366 |
| Number of children on the register on 1st January, 1971 | 1,091 | ||
| Number placed on the register during 1971 | 905 | ||
| Number removed from the register during 1971 | 630 | ||
| Number placed on the register within three months of birth | 305 | ||
| Central nervous system | 11 | ||
| Eye and ear | 1 | ||
| Alimentary system | 11 | ||
| Heart and great vessels | 1 | ||
| Respiratory system | 1 | ||
| Urino-genital system | 7 | ||
| Limbs | 40 | ||
| Other parts of the musculo-skeletal system | 4 | ||
| Other systems | 1 | ||
| Other malformations | 9 | ||
| Total malformations | 86 (in 71 children) | ||
| Number deat with during 1971 | Number born in 1971 and placed on register | ||
| Mongol | 26 | 4 | |
| Hydrocephalus/Spina bifida | 24 | 3 | |
| Congenital heart disease | 26 | 4 | |
| Fibrocystic disease | 6 | 1 | |
| Partially-sighted and blind | 16 | 5 | |
| Deaf | 12 | _ | |
| Chronic metabolic | 10 | 3 | |
| Epilepsy | 26 | 1 | |
| Blood disease | 20 | 2 | |
| Autistic / psychotic | 2 | _ | |
| Cerebral palsy/spastic | 30 | 3 | |