Table: Table 4SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1969(Percentages of Children Examined)
Table 4
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1969
(Percentages of Children Examined)
Defects | Entrants | Intermediates | Entrants to Secondary Schools | Final Leavers | AII Groups |
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
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Teeth | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 14.2 | 7.3 | 9.5 |
Skin | 3.3 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 19.2 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 5.4 |
Eyes - | | | | | | | | | | |
Vision | 13.1 | 13.1 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 19.4 | 16.0 | 20.4 | 15.1 | 17.0 |
Squint | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Other | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
Ears - | | | | | | | | | | |
Hearing | 5.2 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Otitis Media | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
Other | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Nose and Throat | 11.2 | 10.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
Speech | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
Cervical Glands | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Heart and Circulation | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Lungs | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
Developmental - | | | | | | | | | | |
Hernia | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Other | 4.2 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
Orthopaedic | | | | | | | | | | |
Posture | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Flat Feet | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
Other | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Nervous System | | | | | | | | | | |
Epilepsy | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Other | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Psychological- | | | | | | | | | | |
Development | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Stability | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
Abdomen | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Other Defects | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 |