[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 290

Greenwich 1967

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

This page requires JavaScript

Table: Number of Children of all ages noted for Treatment or Observation (Expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected) Number Inspected — 15,392

Download table as:

Number of Children of all ages noted for Treatment or Observation (Expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected) Number Inspected — 15,392

Defects	Treatment		Observations
	1967	1966	1967	1966
Skin	8.84	8.51	15.92	11.40
Eyes
(a) Vision	74.26	73.47	30.99	31.99
(b) Squint	7.86	6.78	4.81	4.62
(c) Other	1.23	2.22	3.51	3.33
Ears
(a) Hearing	7.02	5.05	6.30	5.18
(b) Otitis media	3.77	2.53	6.56	4.50
(c) Other	0.32	0.49	1.62	0.92
Nose and Throat	9.29	9.06	38.14	33.90
Speech	4.81	4.56	10.85	9.37
Lymphatic Glands	0.32	0.68	7.54	6.04
Heart	3.25	3.45	11.89	11.40
Lungs	4.81	6.78	15.66	11.09
Developmental
(a) Hernia	1.62	1.42	3.57	4.13
(b) Other	1.69	1.29	8.19	6.84
	3.31	2.71	11.76	10.97
Orthopaedic
(a) Posture	2.14	1.23	8.90	7.03
(b) Feet	4.68	7.03	32.74	34.88
(c) Other	2.60	2.22	13.58	8.44
	9.42	10.48	55.22	50.35
Nervous System
(a) Epilepsy	2.08	1.42	1.62	1.23
(b) Other	0.45	0.68	3.31	2.34
	2.53	2.10	4.93	3.57
Psychological
(a) Development	0.92	1.23	8.32	4.93
(b) Stability	1.17	0.99	15.40	11.03
	2.09	2.22	23.72	15.96
Abdomen	0.45	0.37	2.40	1.73
Other	17.09	14.61	40.48	38.64