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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Accident on school premises | - | ( 1 ) |
| Miscellaneous | 13 | ( 13 ) |
| Sub. Total | 13 | ( 14 ) |
| TOTAL of all Non-Routine Medical Inspections | 12,121 | (10,904 ) |
The following table shows the rate per 1,000 of children of all ages noted for treatment or observation of a defect in 1967 (1966) Routine Medical Inspections 1967 Defects (Number of children noted for treatment or observation expressed as a rate per 1000 inspected )
| Number inspected | 10,196 | (10,246 ) | |
| Defects - Skin | T | 10.98 | ( 7.42) |
| O | 14.22 | ( 15.52) | |
| Eyes (a) Vision | T | 72.28 | ( 59.44) |
| O | 75.91 | ( 53.48) | |
| (b) Squint | T | 9.12 | ( 8.39) |
| O | 8.73 | ( 10.93) | |
| (c) Other | T | 2.55 | ( 1.95) |
| O | 3,24 | ( 1.66) | |
| Ears (a) Hearing | T | 5.59 | ( 6.83) |
| C | 10.69 | ( 7.12) | |
| (b) Otitis Media | T | 1.67 | ( 1.76) |
| O | 8.34 | ( 10.25) | |
| (c) Other | T | 1.28 | ( 0.98) |
| O | 2.26 | ( 1-37) | |
| Nose and Throat | T | 12.65 | ( 12.00) |
| O | 64.63 | ( 60.41) | |
| Speech | T | 5.20 | ( 5.66) |
| O | 10.69 | ( 9.37) | |
| Lymphatic Glands | T | 1.57 | ( 1.56) |
| O | 24.23 | ( 25.38) | |
| Heart | T | 2,55 | ( 2.64) |
| O | 12.75 | ( 14,44) | |
| Lungs | T | 5.79 | ( 4.39) |
| O | 18.14 | ( 19.72) | |
| Developmental (a) Hernia | T | 1.18 | ( 1.17) |
| O | 2.94 | ( 3.81) | |
| (b) Other | T | 1.18 | ( 1.17) |
| O | 6.87 | ( 5.37) | |
| Orthopaedic (a) Posture | T | 1.57 | ( 1.85) |
| O | 7.94 | ( 8.20) | |
| (b) Feet | T | 5.39 | ( 5.95) |
| O | 20.20 | ( 22.74) |