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Croydon 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table V

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1957 (Percentages of Children examined)

Defect or DiseaseEntrantsIntermediatesLeaversOther Ages and 8 to 9 yrs.All Groups
BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
Teeth2.53.02.91.94.51.72.33.13.02.5
Skin0.40.30.31.11.41.60.80.40.70.8
Eyes-
Vision4.84.910.110.27.613.57.66.87.38.8
Squint1.01.50.10.70.10.21.11.10.60.9
Other0.40.20.30.40. 20.60.30.60.30.5
Ears-
Hearing0.90.80.80.40.90.30.30.40.70.5
Otitis Media0.90.50.80.50.70.30.20.20.60.4
Other0.60.2-0.2-0.30.20.20.20.2
Nose and Throat8.37.80.82.40.20.65.05.03.94.0
Speech2.51.40.20.40.10.20.70.21.00.5
Cervical Glands0.80.60.20.10.1-0.70.90.50.4
Heart and Circulation1.21.70.81.50.61.41.11.00.91.4
Lungs3.02.40.81.10.70.81.61.41.61.4
Development-
Hernia0.30.10.3-0.2-0.10.10.40.1
Other0.90.13.40.10.5-1.3-0.40.1
Orthopaedic-
Posture1.60.61.03.60.80.82.13.02.42.4
Flat Feet3.01.25.73.11.41.12.21.21.91.9
Other3.52.12.02.92.71.91.81.22.22.2
Nervous Diseases-
Epilepsy0.40.10.10.10.20.10.10.10.10.1
Other0.30.30.20.10.20.20.2010.20.2
Psychological-
Development0.40.10.12.8-0.20.30.30.20.2
Stability0.90.42.50.8-0.40.70.60.60.6
Dull and Backward0.30.1-0.1--0.40.10.10.1
Other Defects2.52.21.43.30.13.12.01.91.62.6