London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Merton 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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Table: TABLE AList of Handicaps on Observation & Handicap Register December, 1972.

TABLE A

List of Handicaps on Observation & Handicap Register December, 1972.

1Visual Handicap5
2Auditory Handicap9
3Language and Speech13
4Epilepsy4
5Cerebral Palsy6
6Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus8
7Muscular Dystrophy and other Muscular Disorders-
8Metabolic and Endocrine5
9Alimentary System—
10Cardio-Vascular System15
11Respiratory System9
12Genito-Urinary System6
13Educationally Subnormal16
14Severely Educationally Subnormal24
15Maladjusted/Autistic/Psychotic2
16Battered Babies10
17Blood Disease-
18Limb and Skeletal Abnormality14
19Chronic Illness (neoplastic)2
20Skin Disease-
21Other Conditions1
22Chromosomal Abnormalities (including Mongolism)17
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Table: TABLE BNos. of Children under Observation.

TABLE B

Nos. of Children under Observation.

Under 2 years550
2-3 years76
3-4 years41
4-5 years39
706

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Child Health Centres
Special Developmental examinations of babies at about 7 to 8
months old are held on one session per month at two Clinics in the
Borough. These are done by Departmental medical officers who have
had special training in developmental screening with the assistance of
health visitors for some of the screening procedures. These help to
provide a more thorough examination for this age group and also to
relieve the pressure of work on the medical officers at their normal
clinic sessions.
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