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Croydon 1958

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Table VI

SUMMARYOF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1958 (Percentages of Children examined)

Defect or Disease	En t rant s up to 6 years		Inter-mediates 11 and 12 years		Leavers 14 and Orer		Other Ages		All Groups
Defect or Disease	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
Teeth	1.6	2. 4	0.7	0.6	0. 4	0.6	1. 1	1. 5	1.0	1. 4
Skin	0.9	0.7	0. 1	0.8	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.7
Eyes -
Vision	5.0	6. 4	6.0	7.6	6. 3	6. 4	7.5	6.9	6.3	6.8
Squint	1. 1	1. 5	0. 1	0.4	0. 1	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.8
Other	0.3	-	-	0. 4	-	-	0. 1	0. 2	0. 1	0. 1
Ears -
Hearirg	1. 5	1.0	0.6	0. 4	0. 1	0. 4	0. 7	0.6	0. 7	0. 6
Otitis Media	0. 2	0. 2	0. 2	-	0. 2	0. 2	0. 3	0.5	0. 3	0.3
Other	-	0. 1	0. 1	0. 2	-	0. 1	-	-	-	0. 1
Nose and Throat	6.7	7.8	0. 5	1. 2	0.3	0.3	2. 5	2.9	2. 6	3. 2
Speech	2.4	1. 1	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.3	-	0.6	0.8	0.6
Cervical Glands	0.5	0.2	0.1	0. 1	-	.	0. 1	0. 2	0. 2	0. 1
Heart and Circulation	1.5	1.9	1.0	1.3	0.4	1.4	0.8	1. 1	0.9	1. 4
Lungs	3.1	2. 2	1.0	0.8	0. 2	0.7	1. 5	1.6	1.5	1.7
Developnent -
Hernia	0. 5	-	0. 2	-	0. 1	0. 1	-	-	0. 2	-
Other	0.6	-	2.3	-	0. 4	-	2. 1	0. 4	1.3	0. 1
Orthopaedic -
Posture	1.0	0. 4	0.6	3. 3	0. 1	2. 5	1. 5	1. 6	0.9	1. 8
Plat Feet	2. 3	1.6	4. 2	1.5	0.7	1.3	2. 2	1. 5	2. 2	1. 5
Other	3.7	3.2	0. 5	2.7	0.5	1. 2	1.7	1.8	1.7	2. 1
Nervouns Diseases -
Epilepsy	0. 2	0. 2	0. 1	0.3	-	0. 1	0. 1	0. 1	0. 1	0. 2
Other	0. 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0. 1	-
Psychological -
Development	0. 2	0. 1	-	0.1	-	0.3	0. 1	0. 1	0. 1	0. 2
Stability	0. 5	0.6	0. 2	0. 1	0. 1	0.4	0. 5	0.5	0.3	0. 4
Dull and Backward	0.4	-	-	-	-	-	0. 1	0. 2	0. 1	0. 1
Other Defects	1. 5	1.4	0. 2	2.9	0. 1	2.0	1. 4	1. 2	0.9	1.7