Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table IV
RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1964
Defects | Boys | Girls | ||||
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Number requiring Treatment | Number referred for Observation | Percentage of total Defects | Number requiring Treatment | Number referred for Observation | Percentage of total Defects | |
Uncleanliness - Head | - | - | - | 2 | - | 0.1 |
Body | - | |||||
Skin Disease | 103 | 42 | 4.0 | 81 | 23 | 3.8 |
Eye Disease -Defective Vision | 618 | 305 | 25.8 | 468 | 263 | 27.0 |
Squint | 32 | 8 | 1.1 | 36 | 7 | 1.6 |
External Eye Trouble | 14 | 7 | 0.6 | 12 | 9 | 0.7 |
Ear Disease - Deafness | 134 | 90 | 6.2 | 88 | 78 | 6.0 |
Otitis Media | 19 | 15 | 1.0 | 10 | 23 | 1.2 |
Other Diseases | 11 | 12 | 0.6 | 9 | 12 | 0.7 |
Nose and Throat | 143 | 253 | 11.0 | 114 | 248 | 13.1 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.) | 7 | 38 | 1.3 | 6 | 20 | 0.9 |
Dental Defects | 245 | 5 | 7.0 | 268 | 4 | 9.9 |
Speech Defects | 49 | 68 | 3.2 | 21 | 36 | 2.1 |
Heart and Circulation | 37 | 69 | 3.0 | 42 | 63 | 3.8 |
Lungs | 40 | 76 | 3.2 | 27 | 51 | 2.8 |
Developmental - | 17 | 10 | 0.8 | 5 | 11 | 0.5 |
84 | 200 | 7.9 | 3 | 48 | 1.9 | |
Deformities - Posture | 51 | 86 | 3.8 | 85 | 88 | 6.3 |
Flat Feet | 50 | 101 | 4.2 | 45 | 59 | 3.8 |
Others | 65 | 122 | 5.2 | 52 | 74 | 4.6 |
Nervous System Disorders -Epilepsy | 4 | 2 | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 0.3 |
Other | 14 | 21 | 1.0 | 10 | 10 | 0.7 |
Psychological - | 22 | 24 | 1.3 | 12 | 6 | 0.6 |
43 | 63 | 3.0 | 23 | 41 | 2.3 | |
Abdomen | 4 | 10 | 0.4 | 9 | 10 | 0.6 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 57 | 94 | 4.2 | 44 | 87 | 4.7 |
TOTALS | 1,863 | 1,721 | 1.477 | 1,275 | ||
Total Children Examined | 7,174 Boys | 5,624 Girls |