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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES
No. registered in 1967 - 96 of these 58 were live-births
26 were still-births 12 died
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Nervous System | Eye, Ear | Alimentary System | Heart and Great Vessels | Respiratory System | Uro-genital System | Limbs | Other Skeletal | Other Systems | Other Malformations | TOTALS | OVERALL | ||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| LIVE | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 5 |
| STILLBIRTHS | 11 | 8 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 11 | 2 | |
| DEATHS | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 14 | 11 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | 9 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 40 | 9 | |
CAUSES OF DEATH OR STILL-BIRTH
Col: 1. Anencephalus 9
Hydrocephalus 9
Encephalocele 2
Spina Bifida 2
Col: 3. (OEsophageal Atresia
(and Stenosis 1
Cleft Lip 1
Cleft Lip and Palate 1
Col: 4. Congenital Heart 3
Defect of Heart 1
Persistent Foramen Ovale 1
Col: 5. Defect of Lung
Defect of Respiratory
system
Col: 6. Polycystic Kidney
Col: 7. Achondroplasia
Polydactyly and
Defects of ears
Col: 10. Hydrops Foetalis
Monster
ISSUE OF WELFARE FOODS
| Year | National Dried Milk | Orange Juice | Cod Liver Oil | Vitamin A & D Tablets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 54,698 | 110,465 | 6,503 | 8,254 |
| 1967 | 42,763 | 108,809 | 6,487 | 7,019 |