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
RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
1968
Defects | Boys | Girls | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number requiring Treatment | Number requiring Observation | Percentage of total Defects | Number requiring Treatment | Number requiring Observation | Percentage of total Defects. | |
Uncleanliness | ||||||
Head/Body | 2 | 8 | 0.1 | 4 | - | 0.1 |
Teeth | 498 | 59 | 8.4 | 630 | 77 | 12.2 |
Skin | 993 | 125 | 16.8 | 359 | 113 | 8.2 |
Eyes | ||||||
Defective Vision | 803 | 659 | 21.9 | 914 | 716 | 28.2 |
Squint | 111 | 28 | 2.1 | 114 | 24 | 2.4 |
External Eye Trouble | 18 | 27 | 0.7 | 19 | 34 | 0.9 |
Ears | ||||||
Deafness | 81 | 148 | 3.4 | 72 | 132 | 3.5 |
Otitis Media | 38 | 89 | 1.9 | 39 | 114 | 2.6 |
Other Defects | 20 | 23 | 0.6 | 12 | 26 | 0.7 |
Nose and Throat | 184 | 443 | 9.4 | 181 | 382 | 9.7 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands | 3 | 76 | 1.2 | 14 | 41 | 1.0 |
Speech | 76 | 90 | 2.5 | 47 | 39 | 1.5 |
Heart and Circulation | 55 | 95 | 2.2 | 50 | 124 | 3.0 |
Lungs | 111 | 113 | 3.4 | 60 | 94 | 2.6 |
Developmental | ||||||
Hernia | 30 | 40 | 1.0 | 14 | 20 | 0.6 |
Other Defects | 179 | 329 | 7.6 | 74 | 221 | 5.1 |
Deformities | ||||||
Posture | 19 | 41 | 0.9 | 33 | 68 | 1.7 |
Flat Feet | 74 | 182 | 3.8 | 48 | 111 | 2.8 |
Other | 70 | 124 | 2.9 | 79 | 140 | 3.8 |
Nervous System | ||||||
Epilepsy | 20 | 15 | 0.5 | 20 | 18 | 0.7 |
Other | 50 | 62 | 1.7 | 25 | 33 | 1.0 |
Psychological | ||||||
Development | 13 | 60 | 1.1 | 13 | 39 | 0.9 |
Stability | 56 | 164 | 3.3 | 33 | 161 | 3.3 |
Abdomen | 23 | 49 | 1.1 | 22 | 43 | 1.1 |
Other Defects | 31 | 72 | 1.5 | 43 | 94 | 2.4 |
TOTALS | 3,558 | 3,121 | 2,919 | 2,864 | ||