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Table 52.—Routine Medical Inspections 1968—Defects
NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOTED FOR TREATMENT OR OBSERVATION
EXPRESSED AS A RATE PER 1,000 INSPECTED
Table 52.?outine Medical Inspections 1968-Defects
NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOTED FOR TREATMENT OR OBSERVATION
EXPRESSED AS A RATE PER 1,000 INSPECTED
Number Inspected | City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
8,138 | 1968 | 1967 | ||
157,376 | 158,668 | |||
DEFECTS | ||||
SKIN | T | 5.04 | 8.81 | 8.19 |
O | 19.54 | 11.25 | 10.45 | |
EYES | ||||
(a) Vision | T | 61 07 | 72.77 | 74.02 |
O | 63.65 | 52.16 | 52.49 | |
(b) Squint | T | 5.16 | 8.21 | 7.46 |
O | 6.39 | 4.71 | 5.70 | |
(c) Other | T | 1.11 | 1.68 | 1.83 |
O | 3.81 | 2.75 | 2.82 | |
EARS | ||||
(a) Hearing | T | 2.70 | 5.76 | 5.72 |
O | 8.72 | 7.18 | 7.35 | |
(b) Otitis Media | T | 1.35 | 1.66 | 1.92 |
O | 5.78 | 3.91 | 3.76 | |
(c) Other | T | 0.25 | 0.57 | 0.68 |
O | 0.74 | 0.93 | 1.06 | |
NOSE AND THROAT | T | 4.18 | 5.55 | 6.93 |
O | 31.46 | 26.92 | 28.68 | |
SPEECH | T | 4.55 | 4.07 | 3.85 |
O | 7.74 | 6.99 | 7.38 | |
LYMPHATIC GLANDS | T | 0.74 | 0.58 | 0.45 |
O | 14.38 | 7.69 | 8.33 | |
HEART | T | 1.35 | 2.48 | 2.31 |
O | 11.30 | 8.39 | 8.40 | |
LUNGS | T | 3.07 | 5.41 | 4.63 |
O | 12.90 | 11.74 | 11.45 | |
DEVELOPMENT | ||||
(a) Hernia | T | 1.23 | 1.12 | 1.03 |
O | 4.06 | 2.86 | 2.78 | |
(b) Other | T | 1.72 | 1.34 | 1.53 |
O | 8.60 | 5.58 | 6.06 | |
ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||
(a) Posture | T | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.15 |
O | 6.39 | 4.77 | 5.64 | |
(b) Feet | T | 1.84 | 3.37 | 4.36 |
O | 10.81 | 14.96 | 14.22 | |
(c) Other | T | 0.61 | 2.06 | 1.97 |
O | 6.51 | 5.08 | 5.58 | |
NERVOUS SYSTEM | ||||
(a) Epilepsy | T | 0.74 | 1.46 | 1.39 |
O | 2.58 | 1 .41 | 1 .51 | |
(b) Other | T | 0.37 | 0.72 | 0.73 |
O | 2.83 | 1.66 | 1.68 | |
PSYCHOLOGICAL | ||||
(a) Development | T | 1.60 | 1.49 | 1 .41 |
O | 12.53 | 5.36 | 5.36 | |
(b) Stability | T | 4.18 | 2.40 | 2.10 |
O | 18.31 | 10.83 | 9.57 | |
ABDOMEN | T | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.28 |
O | 4.67 | 1 24 | 1.34 | |
OTHER | T | 14.87 | 17.34 | 17.25 |
O | 29.37 | 35.65 | 35.87 |
* T = Treatment
O = Observation