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Congenital Malformations
As mentioned earlier in this report, information concerning congenital
malformations or abnormalities was collected and supplied to the
Registrar General. The following is a summary and analysis of the
information received during the year.
INCIDENCE OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
A. Summary of Notifications
(i) Number of notifications received during the year 69
(ii) Number of live births included in (i) above 60
(iii) Number of stillbirths included in (i) above 9
(iv) Total number of malformations notified as apparen at birth 84
(v) Number of children with multiple abnormalities 11
B. Analysis of Malformation Notified
Code Number
Number of cases
0 Central Nervous System
.1 Anencephalus 3
.2 Encephalocele 1
.4 Hydrocephalus 2
.7 Defects of spinal cord 1
.8 Spina bifida 1
1 Eye, Ear
.8 Accessory auricle 5
9 Other defects of ear 1
2 Alimentary System
.0 Defects of Alimentary
System NOS 1
1 Cleft lip 4
.2 Cleft palate 5
.9 Other defects of
Alimentary system 1
Heart and Great Vessels
.0 Congenital heart
disease NOS 3
.6 Intraventricular
septal defects 2
4 Respiratory System
5 Lung defect 1
Code Number
Number of cases
5 Uro-genital system
.2 Polycystic kidney
all forms 1
.3 Obstructive defects
of urinary tract 1
.6 Hypospadias,
epispadias 5
.8 Defects of female
genitalia 2
6 Limbs
.0 Defects of upper limb
NOS 1
.1 Defects of lower limb
NOS 2
.3 Polydactyly 1
.4 Syndactyly 3
.5 Dislocation of hip 5
.6 Talipes 20
7 Other Skeletal
.5 Chondrodystrophy 1
8 Other systems
.0 Bronchial cleft, cyst
or fistula etc 1
.4 Other defects of skin 1
9 Other Malformations
.1 Multiple malformations
NOS 2
.6 Mongolism 6
.9 Other 1