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Croydon 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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GENERAL RESULTS OF ROUTINE MEDICAL
INSPECTIONS.
HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS.

The following table gives the averages of the children examined at three age periods in ten of the schools in Croydon :—

Age.Average Height in Inches.Average Weight in Pounds.
Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
541.740.939.737.4
848.43952. 939.7
1356. 356.772.877.2

VANT OF CLEANLINESS.
Of 3,862 children examined, 18 had vermin in their heads.
„ „ 335 „ nits „ „
„ „ 44 „ dirty heads apart from vermin
Proportion of children with head vermin = 0.46 per cent
,, ,, ,, nit = 8 6 ,,
Of 3,862 children examined, 25 had vermin of the body,=6.4
er cent., and 36 had dirty bodies.
CLEANSING STATION.
During the year 3 children have had to be cleansed on account
verminous conditions of scalp or body or both.
CLOTHING.
Children with insufficient clothing = 48 = 1.2 per cent.
„ dirty „ „ 19 „ 0.5
„ defective footgear „ 65 „ 1.6 ,
ALNUTRITION.
114 cases occurred = 2.9 per cent.
Percentage for 1917 = 57 „