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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Primary. | Re-examinations. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 14 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Females | 7 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Ages | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Primary | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Re-exams | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 1944. | 1945. | 1946. | 1947. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prim. | Re's. | Prim. | Re's. | |||||
| Mild and Potential | 10 | 20 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 42 | 54 | |
| Definitely Active | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Quiescent | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | - | 14 | 14 | |
The Mild and Potential cases include those showing the
first initial symptoms of "growing pains" in highly strung
children.
The "Definitely Active" group included cases with
physical signs of rheumatic fever or chorea.
"Quiescent Cases" are those which at a previous examination
had shown signs of mild and potential rheumatism or of
active rheumatism, but which had now settled down and were no
longer active.
Primary Examinations.
Amongst the 21 new cases the following Rheumatic manifestations
were recorded:-
Rheumatic pains 20
Chorea (suspected) -
Carditis (definite) 3
Carditis (suspected) 3
Tonsillitis and Infected Tonsils 5
Sore Throat (but Tonsils and Adenoids removed) 1
Family Histories.
Of the new cases, 7 gave a history of rheumatism in the
family, 2 being histories of rheumatic fever in parents or
brothers and sisters.