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
Croydon 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Genetic: Family history of deafness, blindness, etc.
Pre-natal: Rubella or other virus infection in first
16 weeks of pregnancy.
Rhesus incompatibilities.
Severe illness necessitating chemotherapy or
major surgery in early months of pregnancy.
Peri-natal: Prolonged or difficult labour.
Prematurity.
Neo-natal jaundice.
Post-natal: Treatment with streptomycin for any illness.
Otitis Media.
Cerebral Palsy.
Not speaking at the age of two years.
Mother worried about child's hearing.
980 children were reported during 1965.