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Croydon 1970

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Table 4

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1970 (Percentages of Children Examined)

Defects	Entrents		inter' mediates		Entrants to Secondary Schools		Fine! Leavers		All Groups
Defects	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
Teeth	9.6	7.7	14.3	13.7	6.2	8.7	3.1	10.9	8.7	10.2
Skin	4.8	5.0	6.6	5.9	13.0	6.5	16.7	5.4	9.7	5.7
Eyes -
Vision	14.7	14.6	17.9	19.1	17.0	21.2	17.0	21.8	16.6	18.9
Squint	2.7	2.8	2.2	2.1	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.5	1 .6	1.6
Other	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.5	1.8	0.2	2.7	0.4	1.5	0.5
Ears -
Hearine	7.0	6.4	3.7	3.1	2.1	1.6	1.3	0.9	3.8	3.2
Otitis Media	4.2	3.2	2.6	1.7	0.9	1.2	0.2	0.9	2.2	1.8
Other	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.6
Nose and Throat	12.9	11.0	8.3	7.7	4.0	4.3	1.5	1 .8	7.2	6.6
Speech	4.4	2.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.2	2.1	1.1
Cervical Glands	2.4	1.9	1 .3	1.9	1.0	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.3	1.1
Heart and Circulation	2.1	2.2	1.5	2.0	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.9
Lungs	3.4	2.1	2.3	2.1	2.4	1.1	1 .3	0.6	2.4	1.5
Developmental -
Hernia	1.1	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.3
Other	6.1	1.9	4.5	2.1	7.8	4.5	2.4	4.4	5.3	3.1
Orthopaedic -
Posture	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.3	2.2	0.4	2.1	0.5	1.2
Flat Feet	2.4	1.5	2.3	1.8	3.3	2.6	3.3	1.8	2.8	1.9
Other	4.0	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.4	2.1	2.7	2.7	2.5
Nervous System -
Epilepsy	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.4
Other	3.3	1.4	2.2	1 .3	1.0	0.9	0.4	0.3	1 .9	1.0
Psychological
Development	1.6	0.8	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.2	1.3	0.5
Stability	3.7	2.9	3.5	2.3	1.7	2.0	0.6	0.7	2.5	2.1
Abdomen	1.2	0.9	1.1	1.0	0.7	1.1	0.5	0.6	0.9	0.9
Other Defects	1.7	1.7	2.0	2.1	1.4	3.0	0.7	3.9	1.5	2.6