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 | 8 | 7 | 0.2 | 11 | 18 | 0.4 |
Teeth | 725 | 107 | 11.1 | 860 | 89 | 14.2 |
Skin | 706 | 214 | 12.2 | 357 | 174 | 7.9 |
Eyes - | ||||||
Defective Vision | 817 | 760 | 21.1 | 922 | 848 | 26.4 |
Squint | 127 | 13 | 1.9 | 138 | 14 | 2.3 |
External Eye Trouble | 32 | 34 | 0.9 | 18 | 29 | 0.7 |
Ears - | ||||||
Deafness | 121 | 238 | 4.8 | 113 | 190 | 4.5 |
Otitis Media | 46 | 160 | 2.7 | 30 | 142 | 2.6 |
Other Defects | 10 | 30 | 0.5 | 22 | 31 | 0.8 |
Nose and Throat | 161 | 524 | 9.2 | 155 | 463 | 9.3 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands | 14 | 111 | 1.7 | 16 | 91 | 1.6 |
Speech | 108 | 92 | 2.7 | 51 | 48 | 1.5 |
Heart and Circulation | 53 | 113 | 2.2 | 52 | 128 | 2.7 |
Lungs | 120 | 111 | 3.1 | 52 | 92 | 2.2 |
Developmental - | ||||||
Hernia | 32 | 43 | 1.0 | 6 | 26 | 0.5 |
Other Defects | 183 | 328 | 6.8 | 53 | 237 | 4.3 |
Deformities - | ||||||
Posture | 16 | 34 | 0.7 | 31 | 82 | 1.7 |
Flat Feet | 57 | 205 | 3.5 | 57 | 124 | 2.7 |
Other | 81 | 173 | 3.4 | 52 | 179 | 3.4 |
Nervous System - | ||||||
Epilepsy | 16 | 19 | 0.5 | 17 | 16 | 0.5 |
Other | 71 | 105 | 2.3 | 37 | 58 | 1.4 |
Psychological - | ||||||
Development | 26 | 64 | 1.2 | 35 | 0.7 | |
Stability | 57 | 182 | 3.2 | 37 | 156 | 2.9 |
Abdomen | 37 | 50 | 1.2 | 24 | 63 | 1.3 |
Other Defects | 32 | 109 | 1.9 | 46 | 194 | 3.5 |
TOTAL DEFECTS | 3,656 | 3,826 | 3.169 | 3,527 | ||
9,491 Boys | 9,339 Girls |