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Croydon 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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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's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
| Minor Ailments | 14 | ... | 8 | 8 |
| Visual Drfects | 58 | 20 | ... | 20 |
| Defects of Noss & Throat | 28 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Dental Defects | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Defects | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 100 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
TABLE VI.-Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections During the Year 1921.
| (1) The total number of children medically inspected at the Routine Inspections | 423 |
| (2) The number of children in (1) suffering from:- | |
| Malnutrition | 6 |
| Skin Disease | 8 |
| Defective Vision (including Squint) | 85 |
| Eye Disease | 5 |
| Defective Hearing | 16 |
| Ear Disease | 10 |
| Nose and Throat Disease | 62 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-Tubercular) | 31 |
| Defective Speech | ... |
| Dental Disease | ... |
| Heart Disease-Organic | ... |
| ,, ,, Functional | 7 |
| Anæmia | 48 |
| Lung Disease (non-Tubercular)... | 4 |
| Tuberculosis-Pulmonary (definite) | ... |
| „ ,, (suspected) | 3 |
| ,, Non-Pulmonary | ... |
| Disease of the Nervous System | 12 |
| Deformities | 77 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 72 |
| (3) The number of children in (1) suffering from delects (other than uncleanliness or defective clothing or footgear) who require to be kept under observation (but not referred for treatment) | 68 |
| (4) The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 74 |
| (6) The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 13 |