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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The following table shows the rate per 1,000 of children of all ages noted for treatment or observations of a defect in 1965:—
Routine Medical Inspections 1965
Defects
(Number of children noted for treatment or observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected)
| Number inspected | 10,365 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Defects - Skin | T | 7.43 | |
| O | 8.68 | ||
| Defects - Eyes (a) Vision | T | 62.81 | |
| O | 51.23 | ||
| (b) Squint | T | 8.20 | |
| O | 7.33 | ||
| (c) Other | T | 2.03 | |
| O | 1.45 | ||
| Ears (a) Hearing | T | 6.46 | |
| O | 5.21 | ||
| (b) Otitis Media | T | 1.25 | |
| O | 6.17 | ||
| (c) Other | T | 1.54 | |
| O | 1.64 | ||
| Nose and Throat | T | 14.57 | |
| O | 49.11 | ||
| Speech | T | 5.60 | |
| O | 11.00 | ||
| Lymphatic Glands | T | 1.35 | |
| O | 16.11 | ||
| Heart | T | 3.38 | |
| O | 12.16 | ||
| Lungs | T | 5.60 | |
| O | 14.57 | ||
| Developmental | (a) Hernia | T | 0.96 |
| O | 3.09 | ||
| (b) Other | T | 0.77 | |
| O | 3.96 | ||
| Orthopædic | (a) Posture | T | 0.87 |
| O | 10.32 | ||
| (b) Feet | T | 3.28 | |
| O | 16.69 | ||
| (c) Other | T | 2.12 | |
| O | 7.91 | ||
| Nervous System | (a) Epilepsy | T | 2.32 |
| O | 2.32 | ||
| (b) Other | T | 0.96 | |
| O | 1.74 | ||
| Psychological | (a) Development | T | 1.35 |
| O | 6.37 | ||
| Stability | T | 1.64 | |
| O | 8.39 | ||
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