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 A.
TABLE VI -Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections during the Year 1921.
(1) The total number children medically inspected at the Routine Inspections | 8080 |
(2) The number of children in (1) suffering from | |
Malnutrition | 125 |
Skin Disease | 141 |
Defective Vision (including Squint) | 892 |
Eye Disease | 111 |
Defective Hearing | 84 |
Ear Disease | 63 |
Nose and Throat Disease | 1264 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular) | 1640 |
Defective Speech | 15 |
Dental Disease | 21 |
Heart Disease-Organic | 133 |
„ ,, Functional | 152 |
Anæmia | 526 |
Lung Disease (non-tubercular) | 173 |
Tuberculosis - | |
Pulmonary-Definite | 15 |
., Suspected | 25 |
Non-Pulmonary | 63 |
Diseases of the Nervous System | 40 |
Deformities | 316 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 476 |
(3) The number of children in (1) suffering from defects (other than unclcanliness or defective clothing or footgear) who require to be kept under observation (but not referred for treatment) | 918 |
(4) The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 1173 |
(5) The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing etc.) | 1190 |