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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1954
| 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 | 3 | 0.07 | 4 | 3 | 0.10 | |
| Uncieanliness | ||||||
| Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 18 | 4 | 0.31 | 28 | 12 | 0.59 |
| Eye Disease | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 305 | 15 | 4.54 | 304 | 44 | 5.15 |
| Squint | 38 | 13 | 0.72 | 34 | 9 | 0.64 |
| External Eye Trouble | 10 | - | 0.14 | 12 | 2 | 0.21 |
| Ear Disease | ||||||
| Deafness | 17 | 23 | 0.57 | 16 | 15 | 0.46 |
| Ot it is Media | 10 | 4 | 0.20 | 6 | 1 | 0.10 |
| Other Disease | 7 | 5 | 0.17 | 5 | 9 | 0.21 |
| Nose and Throat | ||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 40 | 45 | 1.21 | 42 | 63 | 1.56 |
| Adenoids only | 31 | 2 | 0.47 | 27 | 5 | 0.47 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 74 | 61 | 1.92 | 73 | 44 | 1.73 |
| Other Conditions | 47 | 15 | 0.88 | 27 | 12 | 0.59 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.) | 1 | 4 | 0.07 | 1 | 9 | 0.15 |
| Dental Defects | 71 | 1 | 1.02 | 44 | 1 | 0.67 |
| Speech Defects | 24 | 21 | 0.64 | 9 | 11 | 0.29 |
| Heart and Circulation | ||||||
| Organic | 10 | 27 | 0.53 | 13 | 10 | 0.34 |
| Functional | 8 | 27 | 0.50 | 5 | 22 | 0.40 |
| Anaemia | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 5 | 4 | 0.13 |
| Bronchitis | 27 | 50 | 1.09 | 16 | 27 | 0.64 |
| Other Non-T.B. | 23 | 36 | 0.84 | 9 | 40 | 0.72 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 4 | 8 | 0.17 | 3 | 1 | 0.06 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 2 | 0.06 |
| Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, Chorea, etc.) | 10 | 18 | 0.40 | 10 | 13 | 0.34 |
| Developmental | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0.04 | 3 | 1 | 0.06 | |
| 23 | 70 | 1.32 | 3 | 3 | 0.09 | |
| Psychological | ||||||
| - | 3 | 0.04 | 3 | 7 | 0.15 | |
| 3 | 12 | 0.21 | 5 | 2 | 0.10 | |
| Deformities | ||||||
| Flat Feet | 115 | 41 | 2.21 | 69 | 38 | 1.58 |
| Posture | 120 | 33 | 2.17 | 134 | 34 | 2.49 |
| Others | 63 | 43 | 1.50 | 70 | 44 | 1.69 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 62 | 36 | 1.39 | 47 | 36 | 1.23 |
| TOTALS | 1,168 | 622 | 1,029 | 524 | ||
| Total Children Examined | 7,054 | 6,751 | ||||