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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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8. Sources of Notification of Handicapped Infants 1969:—
| Birth Registration | 55 |
| General Practitioners | - |
| Hospitals | 7 |
| Health Visitors | 3 |
| Child Health Centres | 1 |
| Transfers In | 1 |
| TOTALS | 67 |
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| 9. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT:- | Born between 1.1.66 - 31.12.69 | Born between 1.1.69 - 31.12.69 |
|---|---|---|
| (1) The number o( children tound to have handicaps both on and off the Register:— | 265 | 67 |
| (2) 01 these children those on the Observation Register numbered:— | 101 | 32 |
| - 38% | - 48% |
This surely indicates that the potential field covered by an Observation
Register will expand with experience and that its value is enhanced
by increased selectivity of cases
It is suggested that the advantages of setting up a "Dual Investigation
Register" be considered. This would involve: —
(1) Investigation and comparison of any relative etiological factors in known
registered cases of congenital defects.
(2) The continued special and routine observation of those infants already covered
by the present Observation (At Risk) Register — i.e. those where abnormal or
unusual factors have presented before, during or after birth.
Subsequent comparison of the two groups would enable the significance
of common etiological factors to be more scientifically surveyed.
The provision of dental services to expectant and nursing mothers
and to children under the age of 5 is reported on by Mr. E,. V. Haigh,
Principal Dental Officer -
Dental
Treatment