[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of] page 44

Southwark 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Provisional Findings Reported to G.Ps

				16-40 Years		41 Years +		Totals	% age of Patients
				M	F	M	F
Table 5 - Disability Groups
Cardiovascular	High Blood Pressure			33	60	45	199	337	10.6
	Murmur (for observation and investigation by GP/Hospital)			3	34	5	40	82	2.5
	Others, e.g. Pulse, Signs of Failure, etc.			2	11	5	18	36	1.1
Respiratory				0	54	23	62	149	4.7
Digestive Disorders				83	197	91	199	570	18.0
Orthopaedic Conditions				17	87	31	247	382	12.0
Eye Disorders	Vision Defects			29	142	68	209	448	14.1
Eye Disorders	Eye Diseases			16	18	15	29	78	2.5
Teeth and Gums				51	145	42	125	363	11.5
Nose and Throat				21	29	10	18	78	2.5
Ear and Hearing				13	69	37	113	232	7.3
Gynaecological Disorders				—	439	—	499	938	29.6
Genito-Urinary				12	3	3	21	39	1.3
Nervous Disorders		Neurological		8	26	10	27	71	2.2
Nervous Disorders		Psychiatric		14	297	15	190	516	16.3
Weight Disorders		Overweight (10% and above ideal weight)		127	416	105	350	998	31.6
Weight Disorders		Underweight (10% and below ideal weight)		24	201	32	157	414	13.1
Varicose Veins				15	109	42	170	336	10.6
Tuberculosis				—	—	—	1	1	.03
Miscellaneous			Hernia	4	7	8	7	26	.8
			Skin	25	97	26	71	219	6.9
			Endocrine	1	14	—	17	32	1.0
			Breast (including carcinoma)	–	15	–	14	29	.9
Blood	Abnormal Hb			—	60	1	63	124	3.9
Blood	Abnormal Other			—	3		1	4	.1
Urinary Abnormalities			Protein	3	11	3	4	21	.7
			Glucose	1	1	3	9	14	.4
			Blood	3	22	2	10	37	1.2
			Infection	—	5	—	7	12	.4
Cervical Smear	Suspicious of malignancy			—	3	—	3	6	.2
Cervical Smear	Positive for malignancy			-	3		4	7	.2
Totals				515	2,578	622	2,884	6,599