[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 304

Greenwich 1970

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

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Table: Number of Children of all ages noted for Treatment or Observation(Number of children noted for treatment and observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected)Number Inspected 16,334

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(Number of children noted for treatment and observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected)

Number Inspected 16,334

Defects	Treatment		Observations
Defects	1970	1969	1970	1969
Skin	18.06	12.71	20.57	17.24
Eyes
(a) Vision	75.67	75.98	29.88	27.97
(b) Squint	12.24	10.66	6.31	5.75
(c) Other	1.78	1.66	2.51	3.26
Ears
(a) Hearing	9.73	7.79	7.65	6.51
(b) Otitis media	4.53	2.68	6.67	5.30
(c) Other	0.98	0.77	0.73	0.57
Nose and Throat	9.18	6.26	36.55	35.89
Speech	5.45	4.53	11.02	10.66
Lymphatic Glands	1.65	0.64	7.53	7.09
Heart	4.16	3.38	11.15	11.75
Lungs	7.66	5.49	14.26	14.75
Developmental
(a) Hernia	1.53	1.47	3.49	3.26
(b) Other	4.22	1.40	5.45	8.05
Orthopaedic
(a) Posture	1.78	1.15	6.06	5.49
(b) Feet	6.86	3.90	38.75	34.42
(c) Other	4.35	2.81	7.35	4.98
Nervous System
(a) Epilepsy	2.63	2.62	1.78	1.60
(b) Other	1.47	0.19	2.33	2.04
Psychological
(a) Development	1.96	0.96	11.20	11.37
(b) Stability	2.39	1.47	16.84	14.56
Abdomen	2.33	1.53	5.63	3.96
Other
(a) Debility	0.37	17.77	2.33	46.68
(b) Enuresis	10.16		26.08
(c) Obesity	7.29		21.43
(d) Other	4.59		2.63
	22.41		52.47