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
London County Council 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table (vi)—Other handicaps additional to cerebral palsy
| Age | Impaired hearing | Impaired sight | E.S.N. | Epileptic | Speech defect | Ineducable | Other | Total other Handicaps | Number of children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With multiple other handicaps | With single other handicaps | With no other handicaps | Total | |||||||||
| Under 2 years Boys | 5 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 25 |
| Girls | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 45 |
| 2-14 years Boys | 17 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 133 | 94 | 20 | 386 | 117 | 113 | 109 | 339 |
| Girls | 11 | 44 | 33 | 46 | 98 | 81 | 13 | 326 | 102 | 89 | 105 | 296 |
| Total | 28 | 73 | 73 | 99 | 231 | 175 | 33 | 712 | 219 | 202 | 214 | 635 |
| 15-16 years Boys | - | - | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| Girls | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 53 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 42 |
| totals Boys | 22 | 32 | 42 | 60 | 151 | 100 | 23 | 430 | 129 | 131 | 121 | 381 |
| Girls | 13 | 51 | 37 | 49 | 110 | 93 | 17 | 370 | 114 | 105 | 122 | 341 |
| Boys and Girls | 35 | 83 | 79 | 109 | 261 | 193 | 40 | 800 | 243 | 236 | 243 | 722 |