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Harrow 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Congenital Malformations
Information concerning congenital malformations or abnormalities
apparent at birth 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 year 63
(ii) Number of live births included in (i) above 58
(iii) Number of still births included in (i) above 5
(iv) Total number of malformations notified as apparent at birth 79
(v) Number of children with multiple malformations 13
B. Analysis of Malformations Notified
| Code Number of | Number of cases | Code Number | Number of cases[%Temp] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 .entral Nervous System | 5 Uro-genital System | |||
| .1 Anencephalus | 4 | .0 Defects of uro-genital NOS | 1 | |
| .2 Encephalocele | 1 | .1 Renal agenesis | 1 | |
| .4 Hydrocephalus | 2 | .2 Polycystic kidney all forms. . | 2 | |
| .8 Spina Bifida | 5 | .5 Other defects of bladder and and urethra | 1 | |
| .6 Hypospadia | 7 | |||
| 1 Eye, Ear | .7 Other defects of male genitalia | 1 | ||
| .5 Defects of eye | 1 | |||
| .8 Accessory auricle | 1 | 6 Limbs | ||
| .9 Defects of ear | 1 | . Defects of lower limb NOS.. | 2 | |
| . Polydactyly | 1 | |||
| 2 Alimentary System | .4 Syndactyly | 1 | ||
| .1 Cleft lip | 8 | .5 Dislocation of hip | 1 | |
| .2 Cleft palate | 6 | .6 Talipes | 9 | |
| .9 Other defects of alimentary system | 1 | .7 Other defects of shoulder girdle, upper arm and forearm | 1 | |
| .Other defects of hand | 3 | |||
| 3 Heart and Great Vessels | .9 Other defects of pelvic girdle | |||
| .0 Congenital heart disease | 2 | and lower limb | 2 | |
| 4 Respiratory System | Other Skeletal | |||
| .5 Defects of lung | 1 | 7 1 Defects of skull and face .. | 1 | |
| Other Systems | ||||
| 1 Other defects of face | 1 | |||
| 3 Vascular defects of skin and subcutaneous tissue | 2 | |||
| 4 Other defects of skin | 1 | |||
| 9 Exomphalus | 1 | |||
| 9 Other Malformations | ||||
| .1 Multiple malformations NOS | 2 | |||
| .6 Mongolism | 5 | |||