[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 291

Greenwich 1966

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

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Ringworm(body)	6
Scabies	4
Scarlet Fever	42
Sore throat and tonsillitis	122
Whooping cough	26

Table: Number of Children of all ages noted forTreatment or Observation Expressed as a rate per1,000InspectedNumber Inspected—16,225

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Number of Children of all ages noted forTreatment or Observation Expressed as a rate per1,000InspectedNumber Inspected—16,225

Defects	Treatment		Observation
Defects	1966	1965	1966	1965
Skin	8.51	5.88	11.40	8.95
Eyes
(a) Vision	73.47	86.43	31.99	27.99
(b) Squint	6.78	7.41	4.62	3.47
(c) Other	2.22	2.47	3.33	2.87
Ears
(a) Hearing	5.05	6.28	5.18	4.61
(b) Otitis media	2.53	3.41	4.50	3.47
(c) Other	0.49	0.53	0.92	1.00
Nose and Throat	9.06	8.82	33.90	26.13
Speech	4.56	3.67	9.37	8.28
Lymphatic Glands	0.68	—	6.04	2.27
Heart	3.45	3.07	11.40	10.22
Lungs	6.78	7.08	11.09	8.82
Developmental
(a) Hernia	1.42	0.73	4.13	1.87
(b) Other	1.29	1.14	6.84	5.28
	2.71	1.87	10.97	7.15
Orthopaedic
(a) Posture	1.23	0.87	7.03	6.08
(b) Feet	7.03	2.81	34.88	19.77
(c) Other	2.22	2.47	8.44	9.15
	10.48	6.15	50.35	35.00
Nervous System
(a) Epilepsy	1.42	2.00	1.23	1.40
(b) Other	0.68	0.40	2.34	1.14
	2.10	2.40	3.57	2.54
Psychological
(a) Development	1.23	0.40	4.93	3.94
(b) Stability	0.99	1.20	11.03	10.29
	2.22	1.60	15.96	14.23
Abdomen	0.37	0.20	1.73	0.87
Other	14.61	15.43	38.64	37.47