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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 1970
[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.
Table 22
| 17,695 | |
| Skin T | 13.17 |
| O | 12.55 |
| Eyes—(a) Vision T | 80.14 |
| O | 37.13 |
| (b) Squint T | 13.62 |
| O | 4.35 |
| (c) Other T | 1.81 |
| O | 3.05 |
| Ears—(a) Hearing T | 8.08 |
| O | 6.61 |
| (b) Otitis T | 2.37 |
| Media O | 3.11 |
| (c) Other T O | 1.36 |
| 0.90 | |
| Nose and Throat T | 6.56 |
| O | 30.23 |
| Speech T | 4.18 |
| O | 5.88 |
| Lymphatic Glands T | 0.79 |
| O | 11.25 |
| Heart T | 2.94 |
| O | 5.20 |
| Lungs T | 8.43 |
| O | 8.20 |
| Developmental—(a) Hernia T | 2.60 |
| O | 4.97 |
| (b) Other T | 2.49 |
| O | 6.05 |
| Orthopaedic—(a) Posture T | 0.90 |
| O | 3.05 |
| (b) Feet T | 4.41 |
| O | 14.35 |
| (c) Other T | 2.60 |
| O | 3.28 |
| Nervous System—(a) Epilepsy T | 2.49 |
| O | 0.79 |
| (b) Other T | 0.62 |
| O | 1.36 |
| Psychological—(a) Development T | 0.90 |
| O | 3.79 |
| (b) Stability T | 2.54 |
| O | 12.49 |
| Abdomen T | 0.85 |
| O | 0.57 |
| Other—(a) Debility T | 0.11 |
| O | 0.62 |
| (b) Enuresis T | 9.83 |
| O | 19.33 |
| (c) Obesity T | 3.90 |
| O | 10.45 |
| (d) Other T | 16.84 |
| O | 2.54 |
*T=Treatment *0=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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