Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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THE OBSERVATION AND HANDICAP REGISTER
TABLE I Number of cases on Register
| Year of Birth | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | ||
| As at 31.12.67 | - | 102 | 87 | 98 | 140 | 149 | 576 |
| As at 31.12.66 | 46 | 93 | 78 | 90 | 126 | - | 433 |
TABLE 2 Number of cases with severe or multiple handicaps
| As at | YEAR OF BIRTH | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | |||
| Handicapped Children | 31.12.66 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 11 |
| Number of Children | 31.12.67 | — | 13 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 63 |
| with Multiple Defects | 31.12.66 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 26 |
| Number of Children in whom the defect | 31.12.67 | - | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 42 |
| developed later (Symptomatic Cases) | 31.12.66 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 36 | |