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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
Sutton 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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In 1966 there were 2482 births notified and of these
922 were notified "at risk".
The total number of cases on the "Observation and Handicap Register"
aged from 6 months to 5 years is 433.
OBSERVATION AND HANDICAP REGISTER
| Type of defect | Year of Birth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | TOTAL | |
| Physical defects Total | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 67 | 126 |
| Spastic | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Hemiplegia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Foot deformity | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Congenital dislocation of the hip | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Dwarfism | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Hypospadias | 1 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Harelip | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Talipes | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | ||
| Pyloric stenosis | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Torticollis | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Cleft palate | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Male genital defects | 9* | 9 | ||||
| Inguinal hernia | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Umbilical (requiring surgery) | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Pilonidal sinus | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Large unsightly naevae, skin tags and malformed ears | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Syndactyly and accessory toes | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Polydactyly | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Jejunal atresia | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Other minor deformities | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
*
6 of these are hypospadias
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