London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| Referred by hospital | 3 | ( -) | |
| Accident on school premises | - | ( 2) | |
| Miscellaneous | 90 | ( 9) | |
| 93 | ( 11) | ||
| TOTAL of all Non-Routine Medical Inspections | 12,912 | (12,386) | |
Analysis of defects found at Routine Medical Inspections (Number of children noted for treatment or observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected).
| Number inspected: | 9,472 | ( 9,935) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defects - Skin | T | 9.92 | ( 14.70) | |
| O | 19.11 | ( 17.11) | ||
| Eyes (a) Vision | T | 120.78 | (101.86) | |
| O | 74.11 | ( 67.44) | ||
| (b) Squint | T | 12.04 | ( 13.99) | |
| O | 6.23 | ( 7.25) | ||
| (c) Other | T | 2.01 | ( 1.51) | |
| O | 2.01 | ( 2.01) | ||
| Ears (a) Hearing | T | 9.61 | ( 7.05) | |
| O | 8.02 | ( 7.45) | ||
| (b) Otitis Media | T | 3.06 | ( 3.82) | |
| O | 6.02 | ( 5.64) | ||
| (c) Other | T | 1.06 | ( 1.41) | |
| O | 0.63 | ( 1.51) | ||
| Nose and Throat | T | 8.97 | ( 12.88) | |
| O | 43.39 | ( 54.76) | ||
| Speech | T | 6.23 | ( 7.15) | |
| O | 10.87 | ( 11.68) | ||
| Lymphatic Glands | T | 1.06 | ( 1.01) | |
| O | 22.49 | ( 24.76) | ||
| Heart | T | 3.27 | ( 3.62) | |
| O | 11.51 | ( 12.08) | ||
| Lungs | T | 7.07 | ( 7.24) | |
| O | 15.10 | ( 14.70) | ||
| Developmental (a) Hernia | T | 1.48 | ( 2.11) | |
| O | 3.27 | ( 4.13) | ||
| (b) Other | T | 3.17 | ( 1.91) | |
| O | 6.86 | ( 7.55) | ||
| Orthopaedic (a) Posture | T | 1.27 | ( 1.61) | |
| O | 5.70 | ( 8.86) | ||
| (b) Feet | T | 2.74 | ( 5.23) | |
| O | 19.21 | ( 23.05) | ||
| (c) Other | T | 2.74 | ( 3.62) | |
| O | 5.28 | ( 6.74) | ||
| Nervous System (a) Epilepsy | T | 1.79 | ( 2.82) | |
| O | 1.79 | ( 2.01) | ||
| (b) Other | T | 1.27 | ( 2.11) | |
| O | 2.22 | ( 1.41) | ||
| Psychological (a) Development | T | 3.80 | ( 3.02) | |
| O | 9.40 | ( 8.05) | ||
| (b) Stability | T | 5.70 | ( 7.95) | |
| O | 29.46 | ( 23.75) | ||
| Obesity | T | 4.12 | ( 9.26) | |
| O | 23.12 | ( 21.34) | ||
| Abdomen | T O | 1.27 2 .53 | ( 1.31) ( 1.91) | |
Analysis of defects found at Routine Medical Inspections (Number of children noted for treatment or observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected).
| Number inspected: | 9,472 | ( 9,935) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defects - Skin | T | 9.92 | ( 14.70) | |
| O | 19.11 | ( 17.11) | ||
| Eyes (a) Vision | T | 120.78 | (101.86) | |
| O | 74.11 | ( 67.44) | ||
| (b) Squint | T | 12.04 | ( 13.99) | |
| O | 6.23 | ( 7.25) | ||
| (c) Other | T | 2.01 | ( 1.51) | |
| O | 2.01 | ( 2.01) | ||
| Ears (a) Hearing | T | 9.61 | ( 7.05) | |
| O | 8.02 | ( 7.45) | ||
| (b) Otitis Media | T | 3.06 | ( 3.82) | |
| O | 6.02 | ( 5.64) | ||
| (c) Other | T | 1.06 | ( 1.41) | |
| O | 0.63 | ( 1.51) | ||
| Nose and Throat | T | 8.97 | ( 12.88) | |
| O | 43.39 | ( 54.76) | ||
| Speech | T | 6.23 | ( 7.15) | |
| O | 10.87 | ( 11.68) | ||
| Lymphatic Glands | T | 1.06 | ( 1.01) | |
| O | 22.49 | ( 24.76) | ||
| Heart | T | 3.27 | ( 3.62) | |
| O | 11.51 | ( 12.08) | ||
| Lungs | T | 7.07 | ( 7.24) | |
| O | 15.10 | ( 14.70) | ||
| Developmental (a) Hernia | T | 1.48 | ( 2.11) | |
| O | 3.27 | ( 4.13) | ||
| (b) Other | T | 3.17 | ( 1.91) | |
| O | 6.86 | ( 7.55) | ||
| Orthopaedic (a) Posture | T | 1.27 | ( 1.61) | |
| O | 5.70 | ( 8.86) | ||
| (b) Feet | T | 2.74 | ( 5.23) | |
| O | 19.21 | ( 23.05) | ||
| (c) Other | T | 2.74 | ( 3.62) | |
| O | 5.28 | ( 6.74) | ||
| Nervous System (a) Epilepsy | T | 1.79 | ( 2.82) | |
| O | 1.79 | ( 2.01) | ||
| (b) Other | T | 1.27 | ( 2.11) | |
| O | 2.22 | ( 1.41) | ||
| Psychological (a) Development | T | 3.80 | ( 3.02) | |
| O | 9.40 | ( 8.05) | ||
| (b) Stability | T | 5.70 | ( 7.95) | |
| O | 29.46 | ( 23.75) | ||
| Obesity | T | 4.12 | ( 9.26) | |
| O | 23.12 | ( 21.34) | ||
| Abdomen | T O | 1.27 2 .53 | ( 1.31) ( 1.91) | |