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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
Tottenham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Children seen for the first time at the Cerebral Palsy Unit in 1958
| Case No. | Age | Sex | Referred by | Diagnosis | Disposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | F | School Medical Officer, Tottenham | Congenital deafness Cerebral palsy -generalised spasticity | Blanche Nevile School, supervised by Dr. Dunham |
| 2 | 4 4/12 | F | School Medical Officer, Hendon | Mental retardation | Referred back to School Medical Officer, Hendon |
| 3 | 3 | F | Paediatrician | Mental retardation, probably ineducable Minor motor defect | Home care. ? institution later |
| 4 | 2 4/12 | F | Area Medical Officer, Tottenham | Mental retardation Minor motor defect | Supervised at cerebral palsy unit |
| 5 | 6 8/12 | F | School Medical Officer, Friern Barnet | Cerebral palsy variable rigidity Mental retardation, probably ineducable | Home care Occupation centre later |
| 6 | 4 9/12 | M | School Medical Officer, Tottenham | Psychological; post T.B M | Child Guidance Clinic. Normal schooling |
| 7 | 4 11/12 | F | School Medical Officer, Edmonton | Cerebral palsy - generalised spasticity | Vale Road P.H School |
| 8 | 1% | M | Area Medical Officer, Homsey | Minor motor defect | Supervised at Cerebral Palsy Unit |
| 9 | 5 | F | Paediatrician | Cerebral palsy -generalised spasticity. Probably mentally retarded | Vale Road P.H. School |
| 10 | 5 10/12 | F | School Medical Officer, Wood Green | Cerebral palsy - generalised spasticity | Vale Road P.H. School |
| 11 | 2 11/12 | M | Area Medical Officer Hendon | Mental retardation, probably ineducable | Referred back to Area Medical Officer |
| 12 | 7 | M | School Medical Officer, Wood Green | Cerebral palsy -variable rigidity Probably mentally retarded | Vale Road P.H. School |
| 13 | 9 7/12 | F | School Medical Officer, Tottenham | Left hemiplegia Emotional problem | Vale Road P.H. School |
| 14 | 4 2/12 | F | Paediatrician | Left hemiplegia (post influenzal meningitis). Epilepsy. Mental defective | Occupation Centre |
| 15 | 2 8/12 | F | Area Medical Officer, Tottenham | Cerebral palsy. -variable rigidity | Waiting List for , Vale Road School |
| 16 | 4 | M | School Medical Officer Tottenham | Cerebral palsy -generalised spasticity Mental retardation | Waiting List for Vale Road School |
| 17 | 5 6/12 | M | School Medical Officer Homsey | Mental retardation | Infants School For mental assessment |