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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Table XV.
CHILDREN EXAMINED AT ROUTINE INSPECTIONS AND FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DEFECTS).
Group. | No. of Children Inspected | No. referred for treatment. | Percentage referred for treatment | Corresponding percentage for 1929 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Entrants | 2979 | 553 | 18.6 | 21.7 |
Intermediates | 2880 | 625 | 21.7 | 26.3 |
Leavers | 2466 | 495 | 20.1 | 24.0 |
Other Ages | 101 | 22 | 21.8 | 25.6 |
8426 | 1695 | 20.1 | 24.0 |
The fact that 18.6 per cent. of the entrants required treatment
of some kind is an adverse commentary upon the comparative
neglect of the child between 2 and 5 years. Initial slight
effects, if unremedied, often lead to further defects as the child
grows. Adenoids are a case in point, so are also decayed and
septic teeth. The importance of having what may appear to be
trivial childish complaints attended to promptly cannot be too
strongly or too often impressed upon parents.
Table XVI.
CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL.
Condition. | Exclusions during 1930. | Percentage of total exclusions. | Exclusions during 1929. | Percentage of total exclusions. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ringworm—Head | 10 | 0.15 | 12 | 0.31 |
,, Body | 36 | 0.52 | 37 | 0.99 |
Verminous Conditions | 326 | 4.74 | 333 | 8.66 |
Impetigo | 371 | 5.39 | 192 | 5.04 |
Scabies | 19 | 0.28 | 18 | 0.46 |
Scarlet Fever | 358 | 5.20 | 315 | 9.27 |
Measles | 2140 | 31.11 | 908 | 23.83 |
Diphtheria | 236 | 3.43 | 204 | 5.35 |
Whooping Cough | 192 | 2.79 | 682 | 17.90 |
Chicken Pox | 877 | 12.75 | 614 | 16.20 |
Mumps | 1795 | 26.10 | 63 | 1.65 |
Tuberculosis (all forms) | 51 | 0.74 | 46 | 1.20 |
External Eye Disease | 23 | 0.33 | 23 | 0.60 |
Sore Throat | 183 | 2.66 | 98 | 2.57 |
Other Causes | 261 | 3.80 | 264 | 6.93 |
6878 | ... | 3809 | ... |