London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table IV
| Defects | Boys | Girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. requiring Treatment | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total Examined | No requiring Treatment | No. referred for Observation | Percent age of total Examined | |
| Uncleanliness- | ||||||
| Head | - | - | - | |||
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 13 | 7 | 0.36 | 20 | 0.52 | |
| Eye Disease- | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 277 | 67 | 6.12 | 319 | 48 | 6.58 |
| Squint | 17 | 8 | 0.44 | 23 | 7 | 0.63 |
| External Eye Trouble | 5 | 3 | 0.14 | 22 | 2 | 0.43 |
| Ear Disease- | ||||||
| Deafness | 4 | 24 | 0.50 | 4 | 22 | 0.47 |
| Otitis Media | 4 | 24 | 0.50 | 5 | 9 | 0.25 |
| Other Disease | 5 | 5 | 0.18 | 8 | 4 | 0.22 |
| Nose and Throat | 79 | 84 | 2.90 | 69 | 91 | 2.81 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T. B. ) | 3 | 9 | 0.21 | - | 7 | 0.13 |
| Dental Defects | 42 | 8 | 0.89 | 29 | 1 | 0.54 |
| Speech Defects | 37 | 16 | 0.94 | 14 | 15 | 0.52 |
| Heart and Circulation | 8 | 30 | 0.68 | 13 | 57 | 1.26 |
| Lungs | 23 | 53 | 1.35 | 26 | 46 | 1.29 |
| Nervous System Disorders- | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 2 | 6 | 0.14 | 3 | 3 | 0.11 |
| Other | 2 | 9 | 0.19 | 1 | 7 | 0.14 |
| Developmental- | ||||||
| 3 | 7 | 0.18 | - | 2 | 0.04 | |
| 27 | 36 | 1.12 | - | 2 | 0.04 | |
| Psychological- | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 0.16 | 5 | 6 | 0.20 | |
| 15 | 11 | 0.46 | 15 | 13 | 0.50 | |
| Deformities- | ||||||
| Flat Feet | 46 | 75 | 2.15 | 50 | 33 | 1.49 |
| Posture | 47 | 12 | 1.05 | 88 | 42 | 2.33 |
| Others | 45 | 46 | 1.62 | 57 | 45 | 1.83 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 43 | 38 | 1.44 | 61 | 77 | 2.48 |
| TOTALS | 751 | 583 | 837 | 548 | ||
| Total Children Examined | 5620 | 5575 | ||||