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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES
No. registered in 1971 - 126 of these 99 were live-births
13 were still-births
14 died
| (1) | (2) | (31 | (4) | (5) | (6) | (71 | (8) | (9) | (10) | TOTALS | OVERALL TOTALS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Nervous System | Eye, Ear | Alimentary System | Heart and Greet Vessels | Respiratory System | Uro-genital System | Limbs | Other Skeletal | Other SystemS | Other Mai-formations | ||||||||||||||
| F | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||
| LIVE | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 19 | - | 17 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 49 | 99 |
| STILLBIRTHS | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| DEATHS | 3 | 1 | - | • | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| TOTALS | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 19 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 60 | 126 |
CAUSES OF DEATH OR STILL-BIRTH
Col. 1. Anencephalus 9
Spina Bifida 4
Hydrocephalus 4
Col. 2. Nil
Col. 3. Malformations of Alimentary System 1
Col. 4. Malformation of Circulatory System 5
Col. 6. Malformations of uro-genital organs 2
Col. 7/8/9. Nil
Col. 10. 2
ISSUE OF WELFARE FOODS FOR 1971
National Dried Milk 19,657
Cod Liver Oil 1,865 (Discontinued)
Vitamin A.D & C Drops 11,894
Vitamin A & D Tablets 5,322
Orange Juice 115,312