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Lewisham 1966

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

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ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS—DEFECTS
Number of children noted for treatment or observation expressed as a rate per ,1000 inspected.

Table: Table 16

Table 16

LEWISHAMTotal l.L.E.A.
No. inspected Defects15,454157,092
*
SkinT8.937.80
O6.608.84
Eyes.(a) VisionT74. 0371.56
O25.3051.29
(b) SquintT6.797.42
O3.435.56
(c) OtherT3.041.95
Ears—O2.852.42
(a) HearingT5.505.81
O6.346.89
(b) Otitis MediaT1 .361 .67
O2.263.80
(c) OtherT0.260.92
O0.580.87
Nose and ThroatT7.707.50
O27.7629 06
SpeechT2.783.68
O4.467.22
Lymphatic GlandsT0.840.59
O6.929.08
HeartT2.262.30
O4.998.85
LungsT5.184.70
O8.3511.37
Developmental— (a) HerniaT1.161.01
O3.242.72
(b) OtherT1 .291 .34
O3.365.60
Orthopaedic—(a) PostureT1 .161.18
O4.535.42
(b) FeetT2.915.31
O11.4514.20
(c) OtherT2.392.03
O3.305.25
Nervous System— (a) EpilepsyT2.521 .42
O1 .161.27
(b) OtherT0.260.68
O0.871.70
Psychological—(a) DevelopmentT1.291.41
O2.594.62
(b) StabilityT2.071 .91
O9.328.25
AbdomenT0.260.32
O0.65118
OtherT16.1115.96
O21.8732.57

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* = Treatment 0=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.
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