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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS—DEFECTS
Number of children noted for treatment or observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected.
| 16,827 | ||
| Skin | T | 10.46 |
| O | 14.68 | |
| Eyes—(a) Vision | T | 75.24 |
| O | 37.32 | |
| (b) Squint | T | 8.91 |
| O | 4.81 | |
| (c) Other | T | 1.37 |
| O | 5.94 | |
| Ears—(a) Hearing | T | 5.59 |
| O | 7.73 | |
| (b) Otitis | T | 1.55 |
| Media | O | 3.51 |
| (c) Other | T | 0.36 |
| O | 1.07 | |
| Nose and Throat | T | 6.24 |
| O | 31.14 | |
| Speech | T | 4.34 |
| O | 5.59 | |
| Lymphatic Glands | T | 1.60 |
| O | 14.32 | |
| Heart | T | 1.67 |
| O | 5.53 | |
| Lungs | T | 7.19 |
| O | 10.93 | |
| Developmental—(a) Hernia | T | 2.61 |
| O | 4.99 | |
| (b) Other | T | 1.19 |
| O | 6.72 | |
| Orthopaedic—(a) Posture | T | 1.49 |
| O | 4.40 | |
| (b) Feet | T | 4.22 |
| O | 13.49 | |
| (c) Other | T | 2.32 |
| O | 3.51 | |
| Nervous System—(a) Epilepsy | T | 2.14 |
| O | 1.60 | |
| (b) Other | T | 0.83 |
| O | 1.55 | |
| Psychological—(a) Development | T | 1.49 |
| O | 3.68 | |
| (b) Stability | T | 2.97 |
| O | 11.53 | |
| Abdomen | T | 0.24 |
| O | 0.53 | |
| Other | T | 21.34 |
| O | 34.47 | |
| *T=Treatment | *O = Observation | |
This table is an analysis, in accordance with the classification used by the Department
of Education and Science, of defects found at routine inspections.
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