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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
Bromley 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE IV
CHILDREN IN COMMUNITY THOUGHT TO BE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, BORN AFTER 31.12.1963 (Corresponding number for 1968, children born after 31.12.1962, in brackets)
| Subnormality (various causes) | 34 | (36) |
| Mongolism | 29 | (23) |
| Severe Subnormality (non-specific defects) | 16 | (21) |
| Cerebral Palsy | 15 | (9) |
| Spina bifida (with hydrocephaly) | 7 | (9) |
| Hydrocephaly | 7 | (6) |
| Microcephaly | 7 | (6) |
| Microcephaly with cerebral palsy | 3 | (2) |
| Deaf | 2 | (3) |
| Spina bifida | 1 | (1) |
| Autism | 1 | (-) |
| Rubella syndrome | 1 | (2) |
| Patau's syndrome | 1 | (2) |
| Lowe's syndrome | 1 | (1) |
| Rubinstein Taybi syndrome | 1 | (-) |
| Total: | 126 | (121) |
The above Table does not include:
2 children who died in 1969.
2 children who moved out of the area.
2 children who were admitted to Leybourne Grange on
long-term basis.
TABLE V
LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY RESIDENTS ATTENDING TRAINING CENTRES AS AT 31.12.1969 IUNIORS AND ADULTS
| Name or Centre and responsible Authority | AGE GROUP | TOTALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-16 | 16 + | ||||
| M | F | M | F | ||
| Orpington (Bromley) | - (34) | - (23) | 31 (21) | 32 (24) | 63 (102) |
| Woodbrook (Bromley) | 60 (-) | 29 (-) | 89 | ||
| Swanley (Kent) | 11 (24) | 9 (18) | 20 (42) | ||
| Sidcup (Bexley) | - (2) | - (2) | - (-) | - (-) | - (4) |
| Perry Rise (Lewisham) | - (2) | - (-) | - (-) | - (-) | - (2) |
| Thanet (Kent) | - (1) | - (1) | - (-) | - (-) | - (2) |
| Total | 60 (39) | 29 (26) | 42 (45) | 41 (42) | 172 (152) |