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APPENDIX 9
Details of the cases of Congenital Abnormality as reported
to the Registrar General during 1966
Abnormality of the Genitalia 1
Imperforate Anus 1
Spina Bifida 1
Meningomyelocele 4
Hypospadias 3
Anencephaly 4
Hare Lip or Cleft palate 8
Deformity of wrist, hands, feet etc. 6
Downs Syndrome 7
Multiple Congenital defects 2
Accessory auricle 2
Congenital Heart Disease 1
Talipes 7
Hydrocele 2
Hydrocephalus 3
Reduction Deformities 1
Atelectasis 5
Exomphalus 1
Congenital heart 3
Pilonidal Sinus 2
Oesophageal Atresia 1
Other Malformations 2
APPENDIX 10
Details of attendances of children under 5 years of age
at specialists clinic during 1966
Orthopaedic Clinics
129 new cases attended the clinics during the year, and with 156 old cases,
made a total of 419 attendances. There were 79 sessions held during 1966.
Ophthalmic Clinics
A total of 237 children attended these clinics during the year making 449
attendances. 61 pairs of spectacles were prescribed.
Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics
27 new cases made 39 attendances at 34 sessions of these clinics and
eleven operations for Tonsils and Adenoids were performed at local hospitals.
Speech Clinics
330 children attended these clinics making 781 attendances for various
speech defects.
Enuresis Clinic
19 new cases attended these clinics during 1966 and the total attendances
by all cases was 73.