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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| DEFECTS | ALL AGE GROUPS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUROPEAN | ASIAN India - Pakistan | BRITISH WEST INDIES | OTHERS | |||||
| 60 Boys | 35 Girls | 74 Boys | 63 Girls | 44 Boys | 68 Girls | 48 Boys | 42 Girls | |
| Skin | 4.0 | - | - | 1.6 | - | 4.4 | 2.1 | - |
| Vision | 18.0 | 5.7 | 20.2 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 21.4 |
| Hearing | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nose and Throat | 8.0 | - | 6.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | - | - |
| Heart and Circulation | 4.0 | - | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | - | 4.8 |
| Lungs | - | - | 5.4 | 3.2 | - | - | 4.2 | - |
| Stability | 2.0 | - | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 5.9 | - | - |
Investigation of stool specimens was requested from all children from
areas with endemic hookworm.
187 requests were made for specimens, 135 were returned for examination
with 48 positive results.
72 specimens were examined from children from B.W.I, of which 32
were positive.
25 specimens were examined from Asian children of which 9 were
positive.
38 specimens were examined from African children of which 7 were
positive.
i.e. 35.5% total positive.
The positive findings were reported as:—
Entamoeba coli cysts found in 4 specimens
Hookworm ova found in 8 specimens
Trichiniasis trichura ova found in 6 specimens
Giardia Iambiia cysts found in 3 specimens
Taenia ova found in 1 specimen
Dwarf tapeworm found in 1 specimen
Ascaris lumbricoides found in 4 specimens
21 specimens had mixed infection
Height and weight measurements were taken of all the children. Although
numbers in each group are small, it shows that Asian children are less heavy
and smaller than those of the other groups, a finding similar to the 1969
figures.