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Croydon 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Appendix B.TABLE V.—Summary of Treatment of Defects as Shown in Table IV (A, B and C).

Appendix B.

TABLE V.—Summary of Treatment of Defects as Shown in Table IV (A, B and C).

Disease or Defect.NUMBER OF CHILDREN.
Referred for Treatment.Treated.
Under Local Education Authority'6 Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Minor Ailments20...11
Visual Defects92...11
Defects of Nose & Throat..14...55
Dental Defects............
Other Defects............
Total126...77

Table: TABLE VI.—Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections During the Year 1920.

TABLE VI.—Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections During the Year 1920.

(1) The total number of children medically inspected at the Routine Inspections612
(2) The number of children in (1) suffering from:—
Malnutrition114
Skin Disease14
Defective Vision (including Squint)108
Eye Disease10
Defective Hearing12
Ear Disease1
Nose and Throat Disease66
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tubercular)7
Defective Speech2
Dental Disease10
Heart Disease—Organic22
,, ,, Functional51
Anaemia52
Lung Disease (non-Tubercular)5
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary (definite)2
,, ,, (suspected)11
,, Non-Pulmonary28
Disease of the Nervous System56
Deformities241
Other Defects and Diseases38
(3) The number of children in (1) suffering from defects (other than uncleanliness or defective clothing or footgear) Who require to be kept under observation (but not referred for treatment)144
(4) The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.)347
(5) The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.)7