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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1953
| 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 | 5 | 1 | 0.09 | 3 | 1 | 0.06 |
| Uncleanliness— Head Body | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skin Disease | 11 | 6 | 0.27 | 19 | 9 | 0.42 |
| Eye Disease— Defective Vision | 230 | 11 | 3.68 | 260 | 24 | 4.24 |
| Squint | 27 | 16 | 0.66 | 19 | 10 | 0.43 |
| External Eye Trouble | 11 | 4 | 0.33 | 12 | 2 | 0.21 |
| Ear Nisease— Deafness | 14 | 29 | 0.66 | 11 | 14 | 0.37 |
| Otitis Media | 4 | 7 | 0.17 | 7 | 9 | 0.24 |
| Other Disease | 2 | 3 | 0.08 | 7 | 6 | 0.19 |
| Nose and Throat— Enlarged Tonsils only | 43 | 75 | 1.80 | 50 | 62 | 1.67 |
| Adenoids only | 29 | 16 | 0.69 | 31 | 7 | 0.57 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 113 | 98 | 3.22 | 99 | 85 | 2.75 |
| Other Conditions | 54 | 10 | 0.98 | 45 | 25 | 1.04 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.) | 2 | 13 | 0.23 | — | 6 | 0.09 |
| Dental Defects | 91 | 4 | 1.45 | 82 | 9 | 1.31 |
| Speech Defects | 21 | 12 | 0.50 | 12 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Heart and Circulation— Organic | 17 | 24 | 0.62 | 21 | 23 | 0.66 |
| Functional | 11 | 15 | 0.40 | 17 | 12 | 0.43 |
| Anaemia | 4 | — | 0.06 | 10 | 1 | 0.16 |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 29 | 0.61 | 12 | 21 | 0.49 |
| Other Non-T.B | 15 | 48 | 0.96 | 15 | 38 | 0.79 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 8 | 3 | 0.17 | 6 | 4 | 0.15 |
| Other Tuberculosis | — | 2 | 0.03 | 5 | 4 | 0.13 |
| Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, Chorea, etc.) | 10 | 17 | 0.41 | 5 | 20 | 0.37 |
| Developmental— (a) Hernia | 3 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 3 | 0.06 |
| 17 | 11 | 0.43 | 3 | 3 | 0.09 | |
| Psychological— (a) Development | 8 | 3 | 0.17 | 3 | 2 | 0.07 |
| (b) Stability | 8 | 5 | 0.20 | 3 | 5 | 0.12 |
| Deformities— Flat Feet | 76 | 82 | 2.41 | 66 | 50 | 1.73 |
| Posture | 106 | 44 | 2.29 | 170 | 47 | |
| Others | 46 | 36 | 1.25 | 64 | 28 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 39 | 36 | 1.14 | 46 | 24 - | 1.04 |
| Totals | 1,036 | 662 | 1,104 | 559 | ||
| Total Children Examined | 6,558 | 6,699 | ||||