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 VI
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1963 (Percentages of Children examined)
Defect or Disease | Entrants | Intermediates | Entrants to Secondary School | final Leavers | All Groups | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Beys | Girl | |
Teeth | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | |
Skin | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0. 6 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Eyes -Vision | 9.1 | 8.7 | 9. 6 | 13. 6 | 12.1 | 10. 8 | 15.4 | 13. 1 | 11. I | 11.5 |
Squint | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0. 8 | 0.7 |
Other | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0. 5 | 0.3 |
Ears -Hearing | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0. 6 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
Otitis Media | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | 0. 1 | 0.3 | 0. 4 |
Other | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Nose and Throat | 9.9 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
Speech | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0. 7 |
Cervical Glands | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Heart and | ||||||||||
Circulation | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0. 8 | 0.8 |
Lungs | 2. 9 | 2. 0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Development -Hernia | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0. 1 | ||
Other | 3.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0. 7 |
Orthopaedic -Posture | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
Plat Feet | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Other | 4.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Nervous Diseases -Epilepsy | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0. 1 | 0.l | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
Other | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Psychological -Development | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0. 1 | 0.1 | - | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Stability | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Dull and Backward | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 0. 1 | - | |
Abdomen | 0 1 | 0. 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Other Defects | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0. 9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 |