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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
Redbridge 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 9
Details of the cases of Congenital Abnormality as reported
to the Registrar General during 1965
Spina Bifida 4
Meningomyelocele 3
Hypospadias 1
Anencephalic 7
Hare lip or Cleft palate 6
Deformity of wrist, hands, etc 6
Mongol 8
Congenital dislocation of hips1
Accessory auricle 1
Congenital Heart Disease 1
Talipes 12
Hydrocele 1
Hydrocephalus 3
Deformity of feet 3
Choanal atresia 1
Crossly deformed stillbirth 1
Congeni tal heart 1
Polonidal Sinus 1
Pre-auricular Sinus 1
Other Malformations 1
APPENDIX 10
Details of attendances of children under 5 years of age
at specialists clinics during 1965
Orthopaedic Clinics
138 new cases attended the clinics during the year, and with 183 old cases,
made a total of 448 attendances. There were 83 sessions held during 1965.
Ophthalnic Clinics
A total of 164 children attended these clinics during the year making 300
attendances. 32 pairs of spectacles were prescribed.
Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics
31 new cases made 51 attendances at 46 sessions of these clinics and nine
operations for Tonsils and Adenoids were performed at local hospitals.
Speech Clinics
258 children attended these clinics making 605 attendances for various
speech defects.