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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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. | |
Ma lnutrition | 307 | 5 | 7.35 | 243 | 5 | 6.94 |
Uncleanliness- | ||||||
Head | 4 | - | 0.09 | 10 | 2 | 0.34 |
Body | ||||||
Skin Disease | 30 | - | 0.71 | 24 | 1 | 0.70 |
Eyn Disease— | ||||||
Defective Vision | 198 | 42 | 5.65 | 218 | 17 | 6.58 |
Squint | 105 | 28 | 3.13 | 94 | 18 | 3.14 |
External Eye Trouble | 26 | 4 | 0.71 | 20 | 2 | 0.62 |
Ear Disease— | ||||||
Deafness | 7 | 5 | 0.28 | 7 | 2 | 0.25 |
Otitis Media | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 3 | 1 | 0.11 |
Other Disease | 2 | 4 | 0.14 | 5 | 1 | 0.17 |
Nose and Throat— | ||||||
Enlarged Tonsils only | 86 | 190 | 6.50 | 46 | 112 | 4.42 |
Adenoids only | 17 | 9 | 0.61 | 12 | 8 | 0.56 |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 218 | 102 | 7.54 | 213 | 96 | 8.65 |
Other Conditions | 130 | 53 | 4.31 | 147 | 35 | 5.10 |
Enlarged CervicalGlands(notT.B.) | 4 | 18 | 0.52 | 2 | 5 | 0.20 |
Dental Defects | 142 | 2 | 3.39 | 90 | 4 | 2.63 |
Speech Defects | 18 | 5 | 0.54 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 |
Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
Organic | 10 | 27 | 0.87 | 2 | 16 | 0.50 |
Functional | 6 | 57 | 1.48 | 4 | 8 | 0.34 |
Anaemia | 62 | 6 | 1.60 | 37 | 2 | 1.09 |
Bronchitis | 14 | 13 | 0.64 | 8 | 4 | 0.34 |
Other Non- T.B. | 16 | 20 | 0.85 | 4 | 9 | 0.36 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 16 | 8 | 0.57 | 8 | 2 | 0.28 |
Other Tuberculosis | 3 | 9 | 0.28 | 1 | 3 | 0.11 |
Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, chorea, etc.) | 8 | 35 | 1.01 | 6 | 44 | 1.40 |
Deformities— | ||||||
Rickets | 5 | - | 0.12 | - | - | - |
Spinal Curvature | 76 | 8 | 1.98 | 99 | 5 | 2.91 |
Others | 130 | 29 | 3.75 | 154 | 27 | 5.07 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 32 | 27 | 1.39 | 53 | 9 | 1.74 |
Totals | 1673 | 708 | 1518 | 439 | ||
Total Children Examined | 4243 | 3571 |