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Brent 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
Table 9
| Summary of Notifications | ||
| (i) Number of notifications received during year | 85 | |
| (ii) Number of live births included in (i) above | 74 | |
| (iii) Number of stillbirths included in (i) above | 11 | |
| Macerated | 1 | |
| Others | 10 | |
| (iv) Number of children with multiple malformations | 12 | |
Table 10
Analysis of Malformations Notified
| Code No. | Classification | Number of cases | Code No. | Classification | Number of cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Central Nervous System | 6 | Limbs | ||
| .1 | Anencephalus | 9 | .0 | Polydactyly | 15 |
| .8 | Spina bifida | 7 | .1 | Syndactyly | 2 |
| .4 | Hydrocephalus | 3 | .2 | Reduction deformity of hand | |
| .5 | Microcephalus | 1 | or arm | 1 | |
| .6 | Other specified malformations of brain or spinal cord | 3 | .5 | Talipes | 9 |
| .6 | Congenital dislocation of hip | 2 | |||
| 1 | Eye and Ear | .7 | Other specified malformations of upper limb or shoulder | 1 | |
| .9 | Specified malformations of ear | 1 | |||
| .6 | Unspecified malformations of ear | 1 | .8 | Other specified malformations of leg or pelvis | 1 |
| 2 | Alimentary system | .9 | Unspecified limb malformations | 3 | |
| .1 | Cleft lip | 4 | |||
| .2 | Cleft palate | 3 | 7 | Other parts of Musculoskeletal System | |
| .0 | Unspecified malformations of alimentary system | 1 | |||
| 0 | Other malformations of musculoskeletal system (including congenital hernias except hiatus hernia) | 1 | |||
| 3 | Heart and Circulatory System | ||||
| .0 | Unspecified malformations of heart and circulatory system | 2 | |||
| 4 | Respiratory System | 8 | Other systems | ||
| .7 | Malformations of diaphragm | 1 | .0 | Branchial cleft, cyst or fistula; pre-auricular sinus | 1 |
| 5 | Urino-genital system | ||||
| .7 | Hypospadias, epispadias | 7 | .1 | Other malformations of face or neck | |
| .3 | Hydrocele | 3 | |||
| .9 | Other specified malformations of urino-genital organs (includes pseudohermaphroditism) | 1 | .3 | Pigmented naevus | 1 |
| .6 | Unspecified malformations of hair, nails or teeth | 1 | |||
| 9 | Other malformations | ||||
| .9 | Multiple congenital malformations not specified | 1 | |||
| .3 | Other monster (includes cyclops) | 2 | |||
| .6 | Down's syndrome (mongolism) | 4 |
Table 11
MIDWIFERY SERVICE
| Deliveries attended:— | |
| Doctor not booked, doctor present | 2 |
| Doctor not booked, doctor not present | 10 |
| Doctor booked, doctor present | 32 |
| Doctor booked, doctor not present | 130 |
| Number of home booked cases transferred to hospital before confinement | 29 |
| Cases in which analgesia was administered:— | |
| Gas and air | 29 |
| Trilene | 86 |
| Pethilorfan | 55 |
| Number of times Emergency Transfusion Service used | — |
| Visits paid:— | |
| Ante-natal | 2,561 |
| During labour | 269 |
| Nursing domiciliary confinements | 2,266 |
| Nursing institutional discharges | 3,529 |
| Clinic Sessions Attended:— | |
| Ante-natal | 592 |
| General practitioners' clinics | 104 |
| Relaxation | 19 |
| Mothercraft | 23 |
| Number of cases in which medical aid was called bv midwife | 14 |