[Report 1959] / School Medical Officer of Health, Gloucestershire County Council.

  • Gloucestershire (England). County Council. n 50061360.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / School Medical Officer of Health, Gloucestershire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (per 1,000 periodic inspections) Gloucestershire 1956 1957 1958 1959 Visual Defects* 46.4 44.9 67.0 65.0 Squint 6.3 7.0 10.3 14.4 Sian Conditions ... 7-1 8.2 13-5 14.9 Heart 1.6 I.O 1-7 1-5 Lungs 3.6 3-5 5.2 4.8 Hernia 1.2 1.1 1.1 I.O Otitis Media 3-3 2.5 4.4 2.6 Posture 6.3 6.5 5-7 5-5 Flat Feet 9-9 11.5 19.0 21.3 85.7 86.2 127.9 131.0 Children attending periodic inspections 32,080 29,306 22,237 18,991 *excluciing entrants group (b) Visual Defects (less Entrants) 1956 1957 1958 1959 Referred for treatment 1,488 L317 1,488 L194 Referred for observation 2,162 2,083 1,270 808 3,650 3,400 2,758 2,002 Incidence per 1,000 periodic inspections 113.7 116,0 124.2 168.2 (c) Squint Referred for treatment 200 205 228 273 Referred for observation 297 287 142 172 497 492 370 445 Incidence per 1,000 periodic inspections 15.5 16.8 16.7 37-4 TABLE 3 Height and Weight Survey for 1959 Ages Number measured Height {inches) Weight {lbs.) Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls 5 years 2,789 2,676 43-5 43.0 43.2 42.0 8 years 666 589 48.7 49.0 57.0 56.5 12 years 1.235 1,140 58.0 58.5 85-5 89.5 14 years 2,796 2,547 62.7 61.5 110.7 III.5 17 years 150 159 67.5 64.0 139.7 126.0