[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Bedford Borough.

  • Bedford Borough Council
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Bedford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    k NOTIFICATION OF CONGENITAL DEFECTS APPARENT AT BIRTH TOTAL 197 2 197 1 19 70 CONGENITAL DEFECT OF: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 6 5 - EYE AND EAR - - - ALIMENTARY SYSTEM 1 2 1 HEART AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM 2 5 - RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 1 - - URINO-GENITAL SYSTEM 2 - 1 LIMBS 1 11 7 OTHER PARTS OF MUSCULO SKELETAL SYSTEM 2 - - OTHER SYSTEMS 1 - 1 OTHER MALFORMATIONS 3 2 5 19 25 15 We obtain the notification of congenital defects apparent at birth by the doctor or midwife in attendance at the confinement signifying on the birth notification form the nature of the defect in line with the schedule laid down by the Registrar General, to whom details are submitted as soon as possible. This information is used for screening” purposes. Locally, children affected by congenital defects are kept under constant observation by the medical services available, thereby ensuring that all possible help is given as the need arises.
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