[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 98

City of Westminster 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Table 49.—School Health Service C0mparis0n of Defects noted at 7-Plus routine and 7-Plus "Special" Medical inspections in 1971 Number of Children noted for Treatment and Observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected

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Table 49.—School Health Service C0mparis0n of Defects noted at 7-Plus routine and 7-Plus "Special" Medical inspections in 1971 Number of Children noted for Treatment and Observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected

	City of Westminster		Inner London Education Authority
	City of Westminster		1971		1970
Number inspected at 7-plus routine inspections	350		ø		38,375
Number inspected at 7-plus experimental scheme inspections	848				1,880
Defects	* A	† B	* A	† B	* A	† B
Skin	14.3	17.7			23.8	29.3
Eyes— Visi0n	125.7	95.5			146.6	143.6
Squint	17.1	24.8			17.9	17.6
OTHER	0.0	1.2			3.3	3.7
Ears— Hearing	11.4	13.0			19.8	19.7
0titis media	2.9	5.9			6.3	5.9
OTHER	0.0	0.0			2.8	2.7
N0se and thr0at	20.0	36.6			36.9	30.9
Speech	22.9	15.3			12.5	19.7
Lymphatic Glands	17.1	10.6			10.0	10.1
Heart	8.6	14.2			11.0	18.1
Lungs	25.8	21.2			18.9	28.2
Developmental—Hernia	5.7	4.7			4.3	2.7
OTHER	2.9	15.3			9.7	12.8
orth0paedic— Posture	8.6	5.9			6.0	3.7
Feet	0.0	8.3			18.9	8.0
OTHER	2.9	8.3			5.7	2.7
Nerv0us System—Epilepsy	5.7	2.4			3.7	2.1
OTHER	2.9	5.9			3.0	1.6
Psychological— Development	17.1	27.1			11.4	20.7
Stability	45.7	43.6			18.6	26.6
Abdomen	0.0	7.1			2.5	1.6
OTHER	45.7	83.8			66.0	80.3
ø Figures not available * C0lumn 'A' refers to 7-plus routine medical inspections, † C0lumn 'B' refers to 7-plus experimental scheme inspections.