Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table (iv)—Number of cerebral palsied children domiciled in London by sex and age
Age in years | Boys | Girls | Total | Rate per 1,000 live births | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Per cent. | No. | Per cent. | No. | Per cent. | ||
0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.217 | |||
1 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 0.667 | |||
Total under 2 | 25 | 20 | 45 | — | |||
2 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 0.778 | |||
3 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 0.840 | |||
4 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 1.006 | |||
Total 2.4 | 75 | 63 | 138 | — | |||
Total under 5 | 100 | 83 | 183 | ||||
5 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 1.078 | |||
6 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 1.151 | |||
7 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 0.920 | |||
8 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 0.742 | |||
9 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 1.069 | |||
10 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 0.914 | |||
11 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 1.133 | |||
12 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 1.078 | |||
13 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 1.108 | |||
14 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 0.649 | |||
Total 5.14 | 264 | 233 | 497 | — | |||
Total under 15 | 364 | 53.5 | 316 | 46.5 | 680 | 100.0 | — |
15 | 12 | 17 | 29 | ||||
16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | — | |||
Total aged 0.16 | 381 | 341 | 722 | — | |||
17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
18 | 5 | — | 5 | — | |||
23 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |||
TOTAL CASES | 388 | 52.9 | 345 | 47.1 | 733 | 100.0 | — |
Table (v)—Type of cerebral palsy and degree of physical handicap (children aged 0-16 years)
Type of cerebral palsy | Degree of physical handicap | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slight | Moderate | Serious | No. | Per cent. | |
Multiple | 5 | 26 | 47 | 78 | 10.8 |
Spasticity | 143 | 173 | 167 | 483 | 66.9 |
Athetosis | 8 | 14 | 36 | 58 | 8.0 |
Ataxia | 14 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 6.4 |
Rigidity | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1.3 |
Tremor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.8 |
Other | 19 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 5.8 |
totals | 195 | 244 | 283 | 722 | 100.0 |