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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tower Hamlets 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Defects | Treatment | Observation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | |
| Skin | 9.50 | 11.55 | 12.22 | 10.74 |
| Eyes - Vision | 79.40 | 79.25 | 69.82 | 85.85 |
| - Squint | 10.93 | 12.74 | 9.95 | 5.63 |
| - Other | 2.04 | 2.89 | 3.32 | 2.67 |
| Ears - Hearing | 6.56 | 5.41 | 5.35 | 5.63 |
| - Otitis Media | 1.81 | 2.30 | 2.71 | 3.18 |
| - Other | 1.81 | 3.33 | 1.43 | 1.70 |
| Nose and Throat | 11.84 | 11.70 | 32.12 | 34.37 |
| Speech | 4.60 | 3.33 | 6.41 | 6.89 |
| Lymphatic Glands | 0.23 | 0.81 | 3.47 | 5.33 |
| Heart | 2.34 | 2.15 | 7.46 | 7.70 |
| Lungs | 6.33 | 4.44 | 9.80 | 9.48 |
| Development - Hernia | 1.13 | 0.59 | 2.49 | 1.93 |
| - Other | 2.04 | 0.96 | 10.71 | 9.33 |
| Orthopaedic - Posture | 0.45 | 1.04 | 3.32 | 2.22 |
| - Feet | 8.29 | 7.33 | 16.51 | 14. 15 |
| - Other | 3.85 | 3.70 | 5.81 | 6.74 |
| Nervous System - Epilepsy | 1.06 | 0.59 | 1.06 | 0.89 |
| - Other | 0.90 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 2.34 |
| Psychological - Development | 1.58 | 1.41 | 3.77 | 4.52 |
| - Stability | 1.51 | 1.26 | 5.81 | 4.89 |
| Abdomen | 0.30 | 0.07 | 0.75 | 0.52 |
| Other | 18.40 | 18.15 | 34.38 | 30.22 |
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