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

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Greenwich 1971

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

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Number of Children of all ages noted for Treatment or Observation(Number of children of all ages noted for Treatment or observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected) Number Inspected 15,255

DefectsTreatmentObservations
1971197019711970
Skin15.8018.0616.5820.57
Eyes
(a) Vision74.6675.6730.9429.88
(b) Squint11.8612.246.956.31
(c) Other1.051.782.432.51
Ears
(a) Hearing8.859.739.187.65
(b) Otitis media4.524.535.836.67
(c) Other0.980.980.980.73
Nose and Throat7.419.1830.4836.55
Speech6.495.4510.1611.02
Lymphatic Glands0.661.655.447.53
Heart4.264.1610.3611.15
Lungs8.717.6612.7914.26
Developmental
(a) Hernia2.751.532.883.49
(b) Other4.524.226.425.45
Orthopaedic
(a) Posture2.231.787.086.06
(b) Feet7.156.8630.9438.75
(c) Other5.244.356.697.35
Nervous System
(a) Epilepsy2.882.632.031.78
(b) Other1.181.473.022.33
Psychological
(a) Development1.901.9614.6811.20
(b) Stability2.882.3919.8616.84
Abdomen2.362.333.615.63
Other
(a) Debility0.390.371.512.33
(b) Enuresis9.5110.1621.1726.08
(c) Obesity7.417.2920.3221.43
(d) Other3.934.593.842.63
21.2422.4146.8452.47