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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 1971
[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 observations expressed as a rate per
1,000 inspected.
Table 23
| 17,799 | ||
| * | ||
| Skin | T | 14.50 |
| O | 12.53 | |
| Eyes—(a) Vision | T | 79.89 |
| O | 32.87 | |
| (b) Squint | T | 11.35 |
| O | 4.66 | |
| (c) Other | T | 2.42 |
| O | 1.01 | |
| Ears—(a) Hearing | T | 8.65 |
| O | 7.58 | |
| (b) Otitis | T | 1.74 |
| Media | O | 3.20 |
| (c) Other | T | 2.13 |
| O | 1.35 | |
| Nose and Throat | T | 5.73 |
| O | 28.65 | |
| Speech | T | 4.38 |
| O | 7.14 | |
| Lymphatic Glands | T | 0.34 |
| O | 6.80 | |
| Heart | T | 3.37 |
| O | 5.11 | |
| Lungs | T | 11.29 |
| O | 8.98 | |
| Developmental—(a) Hernia | T | 1.63 |
| O | 4.49 | |
| (b) Other | T | 1.97 |
| O | 6.01 | |
| Orthopaedic—(a) Posture | T | 0.62 |
| O | 2.64 | |
| (b) Feet | T | 4.55 |
| O | 12.47 | |
| (c) Other | T | 2.58 |
| O | 2.08 | |
| Nervous System—(a) Epilepsy | T | 2.36 |
| O | 1.52 | |
| (b) Other | T | 0.56 |
| O | 0.90 | |
| Psychological—(a) Development | T | 0.73 |
| O | 3.88 | |
| (b) Stability | T | 2.25 |
| O | 10.51 | |
| Abdomen | T | 0.62 |
| O | 0.90 | |
| Other—(a) Debility | T | 0.45 |
| O | 0.67 | |
| (b) Enuresis | T | 9.16 |
| O | 19.44 | |
| (c) Obesity | T | 5.06 |
| O | 9.94 | |
| (d) Other | T | 2.81 |
| O | 0.84 | |
| *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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