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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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table IVRETURN OF DEFECTS POUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION. 1960

Table IV

RETURN OF DEFECTS POUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION. 1960

DefectsBoysGirls
No. requiring TreatmentNo. referred for ObservationPercentage of total ExaminedNo. requiring TreatmentNo. referred for ObservationPercentage of total Examined
Uncleanliness - Head--1-0.02
Body
Skin Disease17210.5824240.77
Eye Disease - Defective Vision2841456.562811166.35
Squint12130.3814120.42
External Eye Trouble770.211170.29
Ear Disease - Deafness23561.2115671.31
Otitis Media9200.445190.38
Other Disease4100.21270.11
Nose and Throat681152.80631513.42
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T. B. )2190.32-711.14
Dental Defects2310.372120.35
Speech Defects30290.9025250.80
Heart and Circulation10430.819510.96
Lungs11641.157691.22
Developmental - (a) Hernia930.18-10.02
(b) Other56802.088400.77
Deformities - Posture43180.9378401.89
Flat Feet65651.9971562.03
Others36441.2237681.68
Nervous system Disorders -Epilepsy250.11-60.10
Other5110.242100.19
Psychological - (a) Development5160.32180.14
(b) Stability1590.375130.29
Abdomen160.11170.13
Other Defects and Diseases28320.9239471.37
TOTALS765832720917
Total Children Examined6,5386,254