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's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
Minor Ailments | 14 | ... | 8 | 8 |
Visual Drfects | 58 | 20 | ... | 20 |
Defects of Noss & Throat | 28 | ... | 2 | 2 |
Dental Defects | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Defects | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 100 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
TABLE VI.-Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections During the Year 1921.
(1) The total number of children medically inspected at the Routine Inspections | 423 |
(2) The number of children in (1) suffering from:- | |
Malnutrition | 6 |
Skin Disease | 8 |
Defective Vision (including Squint) | 85 |
Eye Disease | 5 |
Defective Hearing | 16 |
Ear Disease | 10 |
Nose and Throat Disease | 62 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tubercular) | 31 |
Defective Speech | ... |
Dental Disease | ... |
Heart Disease-Organic | ... |
,, ,, Functional | 7 |
Anæmia | 48 |
Lung Disease (non-Tubercular)... | 4 |
Tuberculosis-Pulmonary (definite) | ... |
„ ,, (suspected) | 3 |
,, Non-Pulmonary | ... |
Disease of the Nervous System | 12 |
Deformities | 77 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 72 |
(3) The number of children in (1) suffering from delects (other than uncleanliness or defective clothing or footgear) who require to be kept under observation (but not referred for treatment) | 68 |
(4) The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 74 |
(6) The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 13 |