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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
Lewisham 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Total I.L.E.A. | LEWISHAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nose and Throat | T | 6.21 | 8.26 |
| O | 29.02 | 30.29 | |
| Speech | T | 1.89 | 2.96 |
| O | 4.18 | 6.77 | |
| Lymphatic Glands | T | 0.07 | 0.34 |
| O | 4.45 | 6.44 | |
| Heart | T | 1.96 | 2.00 |
| O | 4.59 | 7.94 | |
| Lungs | T | 3.10 | 3.54 |
| O | 817 | 10-11 | |
| Developmental— | |||
| (a) Hernia | T | 1.55 | 1.05 |
| O | 2.16 | 2.03 | |
| (b) Other | T | 0.67 | 1.12 |
| O | 1.15 | 4.15 | |
| Orthopaedic— | |||
| (a) Posture | T | 0.88 | 1.05 |
| O | 4.25 | 5.53 | |
| (b) Feet | T | 2.02 | 4.28 |
| O | 18.97 | 11.93 | |
| (c) Other | T | 1.62 | 2.09 |
| O | 2.50 | 5.40 | |
| Nervous System— | |||
| (a) Epilepsy | T | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| O | 1.15 | 1.59 | |
| (b) Other | T | 0.27 | 0.98 |
| O | 1.21 | 1.70 | |
| Psychological— | |||
| (a) Development | T | 0.67 | 1.11 |
| O | 2.56 | 4.21 | |
| (b) Stability | T | 0.61 | 1.33 |
| O | 9.25 | 7.30 | |
| Abdomen | T | 0.27 | 0.17 |
| O | 0.13 | 0.67 | |
| Other | T | 12.55 | 14.36 |
| O | 23.56 | 29.39 | |
| *Treatment O—Observation | |||
This table is an analysis, in accordance with the classification used by the Department
of Education and Science, of defects found at routine inspections.
Personal hygiene
The appended table relates to surveys undertaken and also indicates action taken
with verminous cases found as a result of the surveys:
| LEWISHAM | l.L.E.A. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Comprehensive Surveys | ||
| (a) Number examined | 22,432 | 271,748 |
| (b) Number (occasions) found verminous | 105 | 2,874 |
| (c) Percentage found verminous | 0.47 | 1.06 |