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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES
No. registered in 1968 - 96 of these 73 were live-births
9 were still-births 14 died
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | TOTALS | OVERALL TOTALS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Nervous System | Eye, Ear | Alimentary System | Heart and Great Vessels | Respiratory System | Uro-genital System | Limbs | Other Skeletal | Other Systems | Other Malformations | ||||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| LIVE | 4 | 7 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 34 | 73 |
| STILLBIRTHS | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| DEATHS | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| TOTALS | 7 | 14 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 96 |
CAUSES OF DEATH OR STILL-BIRTH
Col: 1. Anencephalus 6
Hydrocephalus 3
Spina Bifida 1
Col: 3. Defects of Alimentary System 1
Col: 4. Congenital Heart 2
Interventricular Septal
defect 1
Col: 6. Polycystic Kidney 1
Col: 9. Exomphalos and other
defects 2
Col:10. Hydrops Foetalis 4
Mongolism and other
defects 1
Turners Syndrome and
other defects 1
ISSUE OF WELFARE FOODS IN 1968:-
| National Dried Milk | 36,019 |
| Cod Liver Oil | 6,091 |
| Vitamin A and D Tablets | 6,857 |
| Orange Juice | 106,459 |