Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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108
CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES
No. registered in 1970 - 97 of these 74 were live-births
9 were still-births
14 died
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Central Nervous
System
Eve. Far
Alimentary
System
Heart and
Greet Vessels
Respiratory
System
Uro-genltal
S ys tem
Limbs
Other
Skeletal
Other
Systems
Other Mal-
formations
TOTALS
OVERALL
tota ls
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
LIVE
4
5
1
2
5
10
-
1
-
1
8
-
20
9
-
1
2
1
2
2
42
32
74
STILLBIRTHS
1
6
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
6
9
DEATHS
2
1
-
-
1
-
3
2
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
2
7
7
14
TOTALS
7
12
1
2
7
10
3
3
-
1
10
-
20
10
-
1
2
2
2
4
52
45
97
CAUSES OF DEATH OR STILL-BIRTH
Col. 1. Anencephalus 7 Col. 6. Indeterminate sex 1
Spina Bifida 2 Malformation of uro-
Hydrocephalus 1 genital organs 1
Col. 3. Malformations of Col. 7- Reduction deformity
alimentary system 2 of leg 1
Col. 4. Malformations of Col.9. Exomphalos 1
heart and circulatory Col. 10. Potters Syndrome
system 5 Multiple congenital
malformations 1
ISSUE OF WELFARE FOODS FOR 1970
National Dried Milk 28,252
Cod Liver Oil 4,722
Vitamin A & D Tablets 6,934
Orange Juice 119,825