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City of Westminster 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 56.—School Health Service
Comparison of Defects noted at 7-Plus Routine and
7-Plus "Special" Medical Inspections in 1968
Number of Children Noted for Treatment and Observation
expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected
Table 56.-School Health Service
Comparison of Defects noted at 7-Plus Routine and
7-Plus "Special" Medical Inspections in 1968
Number of Children Noted for Treatment and Observation
expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected
| City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1967 | |||||||
| Number inspected at 7-plus routine inspections | 1,789 | 36,657 | 35,767 | |||||
| Number inspected at 7-plus experimental scheme inspections | 76 | 2,160 | 2,256 | |||||
| Defects | * A | † B | † B | * A | † B | |||
| Skin | 21.8 | 39.5 | 20.3 | 19.0 | 18.1 | 12.0 | ||
| Eyes— | Vision | 12.80 | 78.9 | 135.5 | 138.9 | 136.1 | 142.3 | |
| Squint | 12.9 | — | 14.7 | 11.1 | 15.1 | 14.6 | ||
| Other | 5.6 | 13.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.2 | ||
| Ears— | Hearing | 11.7 | — | 16.9 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 13.3 | |
| Otitis media | 4.5 | 26.3 | 5.7 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| Other | 1.1 | — | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | ||
| Nose and throat | 39.1 | 25.3 | 36.3 | 32.4 | 39.0 | 33.7 | ||
| Speech | 15.1 | 26.3 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 9.8 | ||
| Lymphatic Glands | 14.5 | 13.2 | 9.3 | 21.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 | ||
| Heart | 12.3 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 8.4 | ||
| Lungs | 21.8 | — | 18.8 | 22.3 | 17.5 | 16.4 | ||
| Developmental | Hernia | 5.0 | — | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | |
| Other | 8.4 | — | 8.3 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 4.4 | ||
| Orthopaedic— | Posture | 3.4 | — | 4.7 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 11.5 | |
| Feet | 12.9 | — | 17.3 | 15.3 | 19.7 | 13.7 | ||
| Other | 6.7 | — | 6.2 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 6.7 | ||
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1.1 | _ | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | |
| Other | 50 | — | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | ||
| Psychological— | Development | 11.2 | 13.2 | 9.1 | 16.2 | 9.0 | 16.0 | |
| Stability | 24.6 | 52.6 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 14.5 | 19.9 | ||
| Abdomen | 2.2 | — | 1.6 | — | 1.7 | 0.4 | ||
| Other | 61.5 | 26.3 | 59.3 | 82.9 | 58.0 | 93.1 | ||
* Column 'A' refers to 7-plus routine medical inspections.
† Column 'B' refers to 7-plus experimental scheme inspections.