South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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A classification of sport and recreation and an explanation of the term "severely" disabled are given, as well as the physical, psychological, social and work attributes of sport and the problems experienced by the disabled in these areas. The relevance and importance of occupational therapy in this field are briefly discussed and the article concludes with an introduction to the SA Sports Association for the physically disabled. A list of recognized competitive sports for the various groups and an address list for the use of medical practitioners and allied professions is given.
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A biochemical screening programme for the detection of inherited metabolic disease was carried out on urine and blood samples from inmates of the Alexandra Institute for the mentally retarded, Cape Town. Of the 1087 patients screened, positive results for phenylketonuria were obtained in 3, for cystinuria in 2 and for Hartnup disease in 1. The overall frequency of metabolic disorders was 0,6%. It is evident that genetic metabolic disease as detected by current screening procedures makes only a small contribution to the overall burden of mental retardation.