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 3
Defects | Boys | Girls | ||||
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Number requiring Treatment | Number requiring Observation | Percentage of total Defects | Number requiring Treatment | Number requiring Observation | Percentage of total Defects | |
Uncleanliness - | ||||||
Head/Body | 5 | 9 | 0.2 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 |
Teeth | 712 | 71 | 11.1 | 888 | 96 | 15.6 |
Skin | 1150 | 82 | 17.4 | 302 | 108 | 6.5 |
Eyes - | ||||||
Defective Vision | 873 | 559 | 20.2 | 888 | 688 | 25.0 |
Squint | 113 | 24 | 1.9 | 137 | 25 | 2.6 |
External Eye Trouble | 21 | 20 | 0.6 | 31 | 31 | 1.0 |
Ears - | ||||||
Deafness | 109 | 146 | 3.6 | 84 | 159 | 3.9 |
Otitis Media | 41 | 95 | 1.9 | 35 | 98 | 2.1 |
Other Defects | 13 | 18 | 0.4 | 18 | 22 | 0.6 |
Nose and Throat | 170 | 384 | 7.8 | 164 | 376 | 8.6 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands | 17 | 71 | 1.2 | 16 | 60 | 1.2 |
Speech | 96 | 70 | 2.3 | 52 | 51 | 1.6 |
Heart and Circulation | 50 | 135 | 2.6 | 47 | 158 | 3.2 |
Lungs | 103 | 116 | 3.1 | 72 | 98 | 2.7 |
Developmental - | ||||||
Hernia | 25 | 38 | 0.9 | 8 | 22 | 0.5 |
Other Defects | 121 | 345 | 6.6 | 86 | 211 | 4.7 |
Deformities | ||||||
Posture | 19 | 30 | 0.7 | 53 | 94 | 2.3 |
Flat Feet | 169 | 228 | 5.6 | 77 | 127 | 3.2 |
Other | 71 | 164 | 3.3 | 95 | 209 | 4.8 |
Nervous System - | ||||||
Epilepsy | 14 | 13 | 0.4 | 21 | 18 | 0.6 |
Other | 53 | 48 | 1.4 | 19 | 34 | 0.9 |
Psychological - | ||||||
Development | 25 | 60 | 1.3 | 15 | 62 | 1.2 |
Stability | 60 | 130 | 2.7 | 40 | 139 | 2.9 |
Abdomen | 19 | 40 | 0.9 | 30 | 34 | 1.0 |
Other Defects | 34 | 100 | 1.9 | 63 | 142 | 3.2 |
TOTALS | 4083 | 2996 | 3247 | 3065 | ||
8,492 Boys | 8,570 Girls |