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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 1950
[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 | 31 | 6 | 0.62 | 34 | 6 | 0.78 |
| Uncleanliness- | ||||||
| Head | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 14 | 3 | 0.28 | 26 | 8 | 0.67 |
| Eye Disease— | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 323 | 43 | 6.10 | 251 | 28 | 5.47 |
| Squint | 26 | 11 | 0.62 | 32 | 13 | 0.88 |
| External Eye Trouble | 11 | 5 | 0.27 | 10 | 3 | 0.25 |
| Ear Disease— | ||||||
| Deafness | 6 | 7 | 0.22 | 12 | 5 | 0.31 |
| Otitis Media | 7 | 9 | 0.27 | 3 | 3 | 0.12 |
| Other Disease | 5 | 1 | 0.10 | 2 | 1 | 0.06 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 52 | 71 | 2.05 | 64 | 48 | 2.19 |
| Adenoids only | 21 | 8 | 0.48 | 12 | 2 | 0.27 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 175 | 69 | 4.07 | 159 | 65 | 4.39 |
| Other Conditions | 46 | 20 | 1.10 | 28 | 10 | 0.74 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.) | 2 | 10 | 0.20 | 2 | 8 | 0.20 |
| Dental Defects | 156 | 3 | 2.65 | 122 | 3 | 2.45 |
| Spefch Defects | 11 | 17 | 0.47 | 7 | 7 | 0.27 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
| Organic | 8 | 14 | 0.37 | 7 | 9 | 0.31 |
| Functional | 2 | 8 | 0.17 | 5 | 5 | 0.20 |
| Anaemia | 4 | 6 | 0.17 | 5 | 5 | 0.20 |
| Bronchitis | 18 | 23 | 0.68 | 13 | 21 | 0.67 |
| Other Non-T.B | 19 | 38 | 0.95 | 11 | 18 | 0.57 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 15 | 12 | 0.45 | 7 | 21 | 0.55 |
| Other Tuberculosis | — | 3 | 0.05 | — | 2 | 0.04 |
| Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, Chorea, etc.) | 2 | 14 | 0.27 | 7 | 12 | 0.37 |
| Developmental— | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 0.15 | — | 1 | 0.02 | |
| (6) Other | 4 | 2 | 0.10 | — | 2 | 0.04 |
| Psychological— | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 4 | 0.10 | |
| (b) Stability | 3 | 4 | 0.12 | — | 5 | 0.10 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Flat Feet | 174 | 87 | 4.35 | 14 | 4 | 0.35 |
| Posture | 291 | 73 | 6.07 | 17 | 3 | 0.39 |
| Others | 130 | 58 | 3.13 | 14 | 6 | 0.39 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 89 | 77 | 2.77 | 21 | 14 | 0.69 |
| Totals | 1652 | 706 | 886 | 342 | ||
| Total Children Examined | 5997 | 5105 | ||||