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City of Westminster 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 54.—School Health Service
Comparison of Defects noted at 7.Plus Routine and
7.Plus "Special" Medical Inspections in 1969
Number of Children Noted for Treatment and Observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected
| City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1968 | |||||
| Number inspected at 7.plus routine inspections | 1,492 | 37,692 | 36,657 | |||
| Number inspected at 7.plus experimental scheme inspections | 51 | 1,421 | 2,160 | |||
| Defects | * A | † B | * A | † B | * A | † B |
| Skin | 27.4 | 39.2 | 23.2 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 19.0 |
| Eyes- Vision | 152.8 | 196.1 | 137.3 | 147.0 | 135.5 | 138.9 |
| Squint | 12.7 | 19.6 | 15.5 | 11.3 | 14.7 | 11.1 |
| Other | 4.7 | - | 2.8 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Ears- Hearing | 28.1 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 23.2 | 16.9 | 17.6 |
| Otitis media | 11.4 | - | 5.9 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 11.6 |
| Other | 1.3 | - | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Nose and throat | 32.2 | - | 37.6 | 37.2 | 36.3 | 32.4 |
| Speech | 13.4 | - | 12.3 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 9.7 |
| Lymphatic Glands | 16.0 | - | 9 8 | 17.6 | 9.3 | 21.8 |
| Heart | 9.3 | - | 11.0 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 11.1 |
| Lungs | 24.5 | - | 18.4 | 28.8 | 18.8 | 22.3 |
| Developmental-Hernia | 4.0 | 19.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Other | 10.7 | 19.6 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 6.0 |
| Orthopaedic- Posture | 7.3 | - | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 7.4 |
| Feet | 12.0 | - | 17.8 | 14.8 | 17.3 | 15.3 |
| Other | 11.3 | - | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 8.3 |
| Nervous System- Epilepsy | 6.0 | - | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Other | 4.0 | - | 2 4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Psychological- Development | 16.7 | 39.2 | 10.1 | 21 .1 | 9.1 | 16.2 |
| Stability | 27.5 | 39.2 | 17.3 | 27.4 | 16.2 | 17.6 |
| Abdomen | 6.0 | - | 2.1 | .7 | 1.6 | - |
| Other | 67.0 | 78.4 | 63.4 | 92.9 | 59.3 | 82.9 |
| * Column 'A' refers to 7-plus routine medical inspections, | ||||||
| † Column 'B' refers to 7-plus experimental scheme inspections. | ||||||