London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Greenwich 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Number of Children of all ages noted for Treatment or Observation

(Number of children noted for treatment and observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected)

Number Inspected 16,334

DefectsTreatmentObservations
1970196919701969
Skin18.0612.7120.5717.24
Eyes
(a) Vision75.6775.9829.8827.97
(b) Squint12.2410.666.315.75
(c) Other1.781.662.513.26
Ears
(a) Hearing9.737.797.656.51
(b) Otitis media4.532.686.675.30
(c) Other0.980.770.730.57
Nose and Throat9.186.2636.5535.89
Speech5.454.5311.0210.66
Lymphatic Glands1.650.647.537.09
Heart4.163.3811.1511.75
Lungs7.665.4914.2614.75
Developmental
(a) Hernia1.531.473.493.26
(b) Other4.221.405.458.05
Orthopaedic
(a) Posture1.781.156.065.49
(b) Feet6.863.9038.7534.42
(c) Other4.352.817.354.98
Nervous System
(a) Epilepsy2.632.621.781.60
(b) Other1.470.192.332.04
Psychological
(a) Development1.960.9611.2011.37
(b) Stability2.391.4716.8414.56
Abdomen2.331.535.633.96
Other
(a) Debility0.3717.772.3346.68
(b) Enuresis10.1626.08
(c) Obesity7.2921.43
(d) Other4.592.63
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