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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
Lewisham 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 27
COMPARISON OF DEFECTS NOTED AT 7-PLUS ROUTINE AND 7-PLUS 'SPECIAL' MEDICAL INSPECTIONS IN 1968
Number of children noted for treatment and observation expressed as a rate
per 1,000 inspected
| LEWISHAM | I.L.E.A. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,335 | 36,657 | |||
| — | 2,160 | |||
| 22.8 | 20.3 | 19.0 | ||
| 94.3 | — | 135.5 | 138.9 | |
| Squint | 13.6 | — | 14.7 | 111 |
| Other | 3.5 | — | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| 16.1 | — | 16.9 | 17.6 | |
| Otitis Media | 7.4 | — | 5.7 | 11.6 |
| Other | 0.5 | — | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 35.3 | — | 36.3 | 32.4 | |
| 10.4 | — | 11.3 | 9.7 | |
| 15.2 | — | 9.3 | 21.8 | |
| 8.1 | — | 11.0 | 11.1 | |
| 17.3 | — | 18.8 | 22.3 | |
| 6.5 | — | 4.5 | 3.2 | |
| Other | 8.5 | — | 8.3 | 6.0 |
| 4.2 | — | 4.7 | 7.4 | |
| Feet | 14.5 | — | 17.3 | 15.3 |
| Other | 4.4 | — | 6.2 | 8.3 |
| 4.6 | — | 3.1 | 3.2 | |
| Other | 0.9 | — | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 30 | — | 9.1 | 16.2 | |
| Stability | 12.2 | — | 16.2 | 17.6 |
| 0.7 | — | 1.6 | ||
| 57.5 | — | 59.3 | 82.9 | |
Column 'A' refers to 7-plus routine medical inspections
Column 'B' refers to 7-plus experimental scheme inspections
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