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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE II
A.–Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1923.
| DEFECT OF DISEASE. | Routine Inspections Number of defects. | Special Inspections. No. of defects- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatn ent. | Requiring io be kept ui.d observation but not requiring treatment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Malnutrition | 59 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| Uncleanliness (See Table IV — Group V.) | 98 | 45 | 1 | ... |
| Skin— Ringworm : | ||||
| Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scabies | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Impetigo | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Other diseases (non-tuberculous) | 12 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Eye — Blephaiitis | 15 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Corneal opacities | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| ...Defective vision (excluding squint) | 317 | 6 | 135 | 4 |
| Squint | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Other conditions | 11 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| Ear — Defective hearing | 80 | 5 | 47 | 4 |
| Otitis media | 25 | ... | 11 | ... |
| Other ear diseases | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Nosr. & Throat— Enlarged tonsils only | 336 | 109 | 47 | 4 |
| Adenoids only | 95 | 58 | 43 | 4 |
| Enlarged tonsils & ade-oids | 238 | 43 | 50 | 6 |
| Other conditions | 98 | 7 | 22 | / |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands— (Non-tuberculous) | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Defective Speech | 2 | ... | 1 | 16 |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases (See Table IV.—Group IV.) | 726 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Heart & Circulation— Heart diseas : | ||||
| Organic | 22 | 71 | 2 | 15 |
| Functimal | 14 | 36 | 3 | 5 |
| Anæmia | 179 | 35 | 34 | 10 |
| Lungs— Bronchitis | 27 | 30 | 4 | 3 |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis—| Pulmonary—Definite | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| „ Suspected | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Non-pulmonary—Glands . | 61 | 43 | 9 | 12 |
| „ Spine | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| „ Hip | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| ,, Other Bones& Joints | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, Other Forms | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Nervous System— Epilepsy | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 |
| Chorea | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Other conditions | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Deformities— Rickets | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Spinal curvature | 144 | 46 | 3 | 6 |
| Other forms | 12 | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Defects & Diseases | 152 | 69 | 69 | 105 |