Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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Table 56.—School Health Service
Comparison of Defects noted at 7-Plus Routine and
7-Plus "Special" Medical Inspections in 1970
Number of Children Noted for Treatment and
Observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected
City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 1969 | ||||||
Number inspected at 7-plus routine inspections | 412 | 38,375 | 37,692 | |||
Number inspected at 7-plus experimental scheme inspections | 668 | 1,880 | 1,421 | |||
Defects | * A | † B | * A | † B | * A | † B |
Skin | 24.3 | 31.4 | 23.8 | 29.3 | 23.2 | 20.4 |
Eyes— Vision | 92.2 | 125.7 | 146.6 | 143.6 | 137.3 | 147.0 |
Squint | 26.7 | 15.0 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 15.5 | 11.3 |
Other | 4.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 5.6 |
Ears— Hearing | 12.1 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 23.2 |
Otitis media | - | 9.0 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 7.7 |
Other | 2.4 | — | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Nose and throat | 29.1 | 47.9 | 36.9 | 30.9 | 37.6 | 37.2 |
Speech | 17.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 19.7 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
Lymphatic Glands | 7.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 17.6 |
Heart | 12.2 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 18.1 | 11.0 | 12.7 |
Lungs | 19.5 | 31.5 | 18.9 | 28.2 | 18.4 | 28.8 |
Developmental—Hernia | 2.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
Other | 4.9 | 13.5 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 4.2 |
Orthopaedic— Posture | 7.3 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
Feet | 7.3 | 15.0 | 18.9 | 8.0 | 17.8 | 14.8 |
Other | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
Nervous System— Epilepsy | 4.9 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
Other | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
Psychological— Development | 2.4 | 21 .0 | 11.4 | 20.7 | 10.1 | 21 .1 |
Stability | 60.7 | 22.5 | 18.6 | 26.6 | 17.3 | 27.4 |
Abdomen | 4.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
Other | 55.7 | 79.3 | 66.0 | 80.3 | 63.4 | 92.9 |
* Column 'A' refers to 7-plus routine medical inspections.
†Column 'B' refers to 7-plus experimental scheme inspections.