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

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Greenwich 1968

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

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Percentage of Children Inspected who were noted for Treatment

Age and sexAll defectsVision defectsDefects other than vision
4 years and less515 Boys10.680.979.90
535 Girls7.850.937.29
5 years1,395 Boys12.761.0812.04
1,343 Girls8.560.897.89
6 years549 Boys14.251.2713.84
482 Girls9.540.838.92
7 years499 Boys15.636.0110.82
452 Girls13.496.197.96
8 years1,087 Boys13.615.159.11
1,115 Girls12.025.027.71
9 years218 Boys19.278.7210.55
194 Girls16.496.7010.82
10 years117 Boys14.536.847.69
97 Girls17.529.288.25
11 years586 Boys16.729.567.34
569 Girls15.9911.605.10
12 years985 Boys14.628.6310.60
716 Girls15.7810.616.00
13 years326 Boys12.587.065.83
202 Girls16.8311.885.94
14 years162 Boys16.0511.734.32
340 Girls20.0013.248.53
15 years and over1,535 Boys18.7014.145.41
1,746 Girls21.6516.385.84
Total7,974 Boys*14.99*6.77*8.74
7,791 Girls*14.52*8.01*7.11
Total both sexes15.76514.757.387.94

* Total average percentage

Non-Routine Medical Inspections

Re-inspections5,828
Secondary school reviewals26
Other non-routine inspections (see next table)4,812
10,666
Total Inspections26,431