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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RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1946.
Defects. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred for Observation. | Percentage of total Examined. | No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred foi Observation. | Percentage of total Examined. | |
Ma lnutrition | 364 | 11 | 11.01 | 403 | 4 | 11.09 |
Uncleanliness— | ||||||
Head | 1 | — | 0.03 | 5 | — | 0.14 |
Body | ||||||
Skin Disease | 18 | — | 0.53 | 16 | 3 | 0.52 |
Eye Disease— | ||||||
Defective Vision | 130 | 10 | 4.11 | 186 | 7 | 5.26 |
Squint | 70 | 9 | 2.32 | 90 | 18 | 2 94 |
External Eye Trouble | 7 | 1 | 0.23 | 20 | 0.55 | |
Ear Disease— | ||||||
Deafness | 9 | 3 | 0.35 | 6 | _ | 0.17 |
Otitis Media | 2 | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | __ | 0.03 |
Other Disease | 3 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 | _ | 0.05 |
Nose and Throat— | ||||||
Enlarged Tonsils only | 72 | 79 | 4.43 | 65 | 102 | 4.55 |
Adenoids only | 11 | 18 | 0.85 | 14 | 18 | 0.87 |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 240 | 89 | 9.46 | 213 | 110 | 8.80 |
Other Conditions | 110 | 32 | 4.17 | 99 | 17 | 3.16 |
Enlarged CervicalGlands(notT.B.) | 3 | 12 | 0.44 | 5 | 7 | 0.33 |
Dental Defects | 57 | 2 | 1.73 | 59 | 3 | 1.69 |
Speech Defects | 22 | 3 | 0.73 | 18 | 2 | 0.55 |
Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
Organic | 6 | 7 | 0.38 | 8 | 21 | 0.79 |
Functional | 4 | 19 | 0.68 | 10 | 21 | 0.84 |
Anaemia | 9 | 0.73 | 42 | 18 | 1.63 | |
Bronchitis | 18 | 3 | 0.62 | 19 | 2 | 0.57 |
Other Non-T.B | 13 | 10 | 0.68 | 5 | 9 | 0.38 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 9 | 3 | 0.35 | 9 | 9 | 0.49 |
Other Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | — | 3 | 0.08 |
Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, chorea, etc.) | 5 | 28 | 0.68 | 12 | 47 | 1.61 |
Deformities— | ||||||
Rickets | 2 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | _ | 0.05 |
Spinal Curvature | 45 | 3 | 1.41 | 82 | 4 | 2.34 |
Others | 119 | 23 | 4.17 | 173 | 16 | 5.15 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 25 | 26 | 1.50 | 39 | 11 | 1.36 |
Totals | 1382 | 407 | 1603 | 452 | ||
Total Children Examined | 3406 | 3671 |