Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Appendix B.
TABLE V.—Summary of Treatment of Defects as Shown in Table IV (A, B and C).
Disease or Defect. | NUMBER OF CHILDREN. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Referred for Treatment. | Treated. | |||
Under Local Education Authority'6 Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
Minor Ailments | 20 | ... | 1 | 1 |
Visual Defects | 92 | ... | 1 | 1 |
Defects of Nose & Throat.. | 14 | ... | 5 | 5 |
Dental Defects | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Defects | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 126 | ... | 7 | 7 |
TABLE VI.—Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections During the Year 1920.
(1) The total number of children medically inspected at the Routine Inspections | 612 |
(2) The number of children in (1) suffering from:— | |
Malnutrition | 114 |
Skin Disease | 14 |
Defective Vision (including Squint) | 108 |
Eye Disease | 10 |
Defective Hearing | 12 |
Ear Disease | 1 |
Nose and Throat Disease | 66 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tubercular) | 7 |
Defective Speech | 2 |
Dental Disease | 10 |
Heart Disease—Organic | 22 |
,, ,, Functional | 51 |
Anaemia | 52 |
Lung Disease (non-Tubercular) | 5 |
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary (definite) | 2 |
,, ,, (suspected) | 11 |
,, Non-Pulmonary | 28 |
Disease of the Nervous System | 56 |
Deformities | 241 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 38 |
(3) The number of children in (1) suffering from defects (other than uncleanliness or defective clothing or footgear) Who require to be kept under observation (but not referred for treatment) | 144 |
(4) The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 347 |
(5) The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 7 |