[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 303

Greenwich 1971

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

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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

Defects	Treatment		Observations
	1971	1970	1971	1970
Skin	15.80	18.06	16.58	20.57
Eyes
(a) Vision	74.66	75.67	30.94	29.88
(b) Squint	11.86	12.24	6.95	6.31
(c) Other	1.05	1.78	2.43	2.51
Ears
(a) Hearing	8.85	9.73	9.18	7.65
(b) Otitis media	4.52	4.53	5.83	6.67
(c) Other	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.73
Nose and Throat	7.41	9.18	30.48	36.55
Speech	6.49	5.45	10.16	11.02
Lymphatic Glands	0.66	1.65	5.44	7.53
Heart	4.26	4.16	10.36	11.15
Lungs	8.71	7.66	12.79	14.26
Developmental
(a) Hernia	2.75	1.53	2.88	3.49
(b) Other	4.52	4.22	6.42	5.45
Orthopaedic
(a) Posture	2.23	1.78	7.08	6.06
(b) Feet	7.15	6.86	30.94	38.75
(c) Other	5.24	4.35	6.69	7.35
Nervous System
(a) Epilepsy	2.88	2.63	2.03	1.78
(b) Other	1.18	1.47	3.02	2.33
Psychological
(a) Development	1.90	1.96	14.68	11.20
(b) Stability	2.88	2.39	19.86	16.84
Abdomen	2.36	2.33	3.61	5.63
Other
(a) Debility	0.39	0.37	1.51	2.33
(b) Enuresis	9.51	10.16	21.17	26.08
(c) Obesity	7.41	7.29	20.32	21.43
(d) Other	3.93	4.59	3.84	2.63
	21.24	22.41	46.84	52.47