London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Brent 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 10
MOTHER AND BABY HOME —"BELLE VUE", WILLESDEN LANE
| Total number of beds | 12 |
| Total number of cots | 12 |
| Average length of stay—ante-natal | 3-3/7 weeks |
| Average length of stay—post-natal | 7 weeks |
| Total number of women admitted during the year (excluding re-admissions after confinement) | 115 |
| Number of admissions for which Council was responsible | 47 |
| Number of cases sent by Council during year to mother and baby homes other than "Belle Vue":— | |
| Expectant mother | 133 |
| Post-natal cases | |
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
Table 11 Summary of Notifications
| (i) Number of notifications received during year | 74 |
| (ii) Number of live births included in (i) above | 63 |
| (iii) Number of stillbirths included in (i) above | 11 |
| (iv) Total number of malformations notified as apparent at birth | 74 |
| (v) Number of children with multiple abnormalities | 14 |
Table 12
Analysis of Malformations Notifeid
| Code No. | Classification | Number of cases | Code No. | Classification | Number of cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Central Nervous System | 5 | Uro-genital system Nil notified | ||
| .1 | Anencephalus | 6 | |||
| .4 | Hydrocephalus | 3 | |||
| .6 | Other defects of brain | 2 | 6 | Limbs | |
| .8 | Spina bifida | 6 | .1 | Defects of lower limbs | 13 |
| .5 | Dislocation of hip | 2 | |||
| 1 | Eye, ear | .6 | Talipes | 15 | |
| .5 | Other defects of eye | 1 | .8 | Other defects of hand | 4 |
| .6 | Defects of ear | 1 | |||
| .9 | Other defects of ear | 1 | 7 | Other skeletal | |
| .9 | Other generalised defects of skeleton | 1 | |||
| 2 | Alimentary system | ||||
| .1 | Cleft lip | 6 | |||
| .2 | Cleft palate | 4 | 8 | Other systems | |
| .6 | Hirschsprung's disease | 1 | .3 | Vascular defects of skin, subcutaneous tissues, and mucous membranes (including lymphatic defects) | 2 |
| 3 | Heart and Great Vessels Nil notified | .9 | Exomphalos | 2 | |
| 4 | Respiratory system | ||||
| .8 | Defects of mediastinum | 1 | |||
| .9 | Other defects of respiratory system | 1 | 9 | Other malformations | |
| .0 | Congenital malformations NOS | 2 |