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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Defects ascertained at Routine Medical Inspections | ||||
| Number of children noted for treatment or observation expressed as a rate per 1, 000 inspected; | ||||
| Defects | Treatment | Observation | ||
| 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | |
| Skin | 7.34 | 9.50 | 8.61 | 12.22 |
| Eyes - Vision | 85.60 | 79.40 | 49.75 | 69.82 |
| - Squint | 10.90 | 10.93 | 5.21 | 9.95 |
| - Other | 2.29 | 2.04 | 1.58 | 3.32 |
| Ears - Hearing | 6.24 | 6.56 | 3.71 | 5.35 |
| - Otitis Media | 1.58 | 1.81 | 2.37 | 2.71 |
| - Other | 1.26 | 1.81 | 1.74 | 1.43 |
| Nose and Throat | 6.63 | 11.84 | 25.19 | 32.12 |
| Speech | 5.29 | 4.60 | 6.24 | 6.41 |
| Lymphatic Glands | 0.47 | 0.23 | 1.90 | 3.47 |
| Heart | 2.29 | 2.34 | 3.79 | 7.46 |
| Lungs | 5.21 | 6.33 | 6.45 | 9.80 |
| Development - Hernia | 0.87 | 1.13 | 1.66 | 2.49 |
| - Other | 1.11 | 2.04 | 7.74 | 10.71 |
| Orthopaedic - Posture | 0.87 | 0.45 | 3.08 | 3.32 |
| - Feet | 3.32 | 8.29 | 10.27 | 16.51 |
| - Other | 2.61 | 3.85 | 4.50 | 5.81 |
| Nervous System - Epilepsy | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.55 | 1.06 |
| - Other | 0.71 | 0.90 | 1.34 | 1.28 |
| Psychological - Development | 2.37 | 1.58 | 4.58 | 3.77 |
| - Stability | 3.00 | 1.51 | 6.20 | 5.81 |
| Abdomen | 0.55 | 0.30 | 0.79 | 0.75 |
| Other | 20.77 | 18.40 | 26. 45 | 34.38 |
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