[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 139

Croydon 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TableII.

A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION.

Defect code no.	Defect or disease	Periodic Inspections		Special Inspaction*
		No.of defects		No.of defects
		Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment	Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
4	Skin	30	15	3	1
5	Eyes—
	(a) Vision	490	35	55	11
	(b) Squint	46	26	5	2
	(c) Other	23	6	4	-
6	Ears—
	(a) Hearing	25	43	4	2
	(b) Otitis Media	11	16	1	-
	(c) Other	9	9	3	4
7	Nose or Throat	464	378	24	11
8	Speech	33	17	5	7
9	Cervical Glands	2	19	-	1
10	Heart and Circulation	80	75	10	13
11	Lunos	67	143	6	9
12	Developmental—
	(a) Hernia	4	5	-	-
	(b) Other	20	14	-	1
13	Orthopaedic—
	(a) Posture	276	91	9	3
	(b) Flat foot	142	132	7	9
	(c) Other	110	64	8	6
14	Nervous System—
	(a) Epilepsy	1	8	-	3
	(b) Other	14	29	-	3
15	Psychological—
	(a) Development	11	5	1	1
	(b) Stability	11	10	1	3
16	Other	85	60	11	2

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* These figures refer to Special Inspection in school only.