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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Defects | Boys. | Girls. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred for Observation. | Percentage of total Examined | No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total Examined. | |
| Malnutrition | 14 | 22 | 0.78 | 18 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Uncleanlinkss- | ||||||
| Head | 1 | 1 | 0 04 | 1 | - | 0.02 |
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 5 | 1 | 013 | 2 | - | 0.05 |
| Eye Diseases- | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 186 | 8 | 4.21 | 178 | 16 | 4.49 |
| Squint | 14 | 2 | 0.35 | 25 | 5 | 0.69 |
| External Eye Trouble | 5 | 4 | 0.20 | 3 | 1 | 0.09 |
| ear Diseases- | ||||||
| Deafness | 3 | 3 | 0.13 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 |
| Otitis Media | 7 | 6 | 0.28 | 5 | 6 | 0.25 |
| Other Diseases | 2 | 2 | 0.09 | - | - | - |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 53 | 107 | 3.47 | 65 | 120 | 4.28 |
| Adenoids only | 36 | 15 | 1.11 | 20 | 10 | 0.69 |
| Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids | 160 | 32 | 4.16 | 173 | 36 | 4.83 |
| Other Conditions | 19 | 7 | 0.56 | 8 | 9 | 0.39 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.) | 1 | 14 | 0.32 | - | 17 | 0.39 |
| Dental Defects | 71 | 3 | 1.60 | 56 | 3 | 1.36 |
| Speech Defects | 3 | 2 | 0.11 | 1 | 4 | 0.12 |
| Heart and Circuiation— | ||||||
| Organic | 6 | 46 | 1.13 | 3 | 45 | 1.11 |
| Functional | - | 48 | 1.04 | -_ | 54 | 1.25 |
| Anaemia | 6 | 16 | 0.48 | 2 | 13 | 0.35 |
| Bronchitis | 6 | 21 | 0.59 | 6 | 10 | 0.37 |
| Other Non-T.B. | 2 | 2 | 0 .09 | 1 | 3 | 0.09 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 0.06 | 2 | 7 | 0.21 |
| Other Tuberculosis | - | 2 | 0.04 | - | 1 | 0.02 |
| Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, Chorea, etc.) | - | 9 | 0.20 | 1 | 20 | 0.49 |
| Deformities — | ||||||
| Rickets | - | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 2 | 0.12 |
| Spinal Curvature | 42 | 18 | 1.30 | 65 | 49 | 2.64 |
| Others | 63 | 18 | 1.76 | 50 | 8 | 1.34 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 16 | 25 | 0.89 | 13 | 16 | 0.67 |
| Total | 722 | 437 | 25.12 | 702 | 476 | 27.25 |
| Total Children Examined | 4613 | 4123 | ||||