[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 168

Croydon 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF ENQUIRY INTO INCIDENCE OF ADENOIDS AMONG CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

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STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF ENQUIRY INTO INCIDENCE OF ADENOIDS AMONG CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

Children aged:—	5 years (d)			6 years.			7 years.			8 years.			9 yea.s.			10 years.			11 years.			12 years.			13 years.			Total all ages.
	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Boys.	Giils.	Total.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Hoys.	Girls.	Total.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.
1 A.—Group of 6 Schools (15 Departments) serving the more prosperous districts.
1. No. of children on School Register	125	112	237	161	124	285	244	219	463	367	268	635	390	344	734	446	347	793	372	370	742	322	285	607	267	232	499	2694	2301	4995
2. No. with severe adenoids	5	3	7	2	1	3	5	1	6	1	1	2	9	6	15	6	4	10	4	—	4	5	1	6	6	1	7	43	17	60
3. % with severe adenoids	4.OO	1.78	2.95	1.24	0.80	1.05	2.05	0.45	1 .29	0.27	0.37	0.31	2.30	1.74	2.04	1.34	1.15	1.26	1.07	—	0.54	1.55	0.34	0.99	2.24	0.43	1.40	1.59	0.73	1.20
4. No. with adenoids in slighter degree (b)	3	-	3	5	2	7	3	2	5	3	1	4	7	2	9	7	4	11	1	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	3	32	15	47
5. % with slighter degree of adenoid*	2.40	-	1.26	3.10	1.61	2.45	1.23	0.91	1.08	0.81	0.37	0.63	1.79	0.58	1.22	1.56	1.15	1.38	0.27	0.27	0.27	0.31	0.70	0.49	0.74	0.43	0.60	1.18	0.65	0.94
6. % now with adenoids, slight or severe	6.40	1.78	4.21	4.34	2.41	2.50	3.28	1.36	2.37	1.08	0.74	0.94	409	2.32	3.26	2.90	2.30	2.64	1.34	0.27	0.81	1.86	1.04	1.48	2.98	0.86	2.00	2.77	1.38	2.14
7. No. who have had (c) severe adenoids necessitating operation during school life—present age	1	1	2	3	1	4	5		10	8	5	13	14	9	23	9	12	21	13	7	20	8	12	20	8	7	15	69	59	128
8 % of children on register who have, or have had, severe adenoids during school life	4.80	2.67	2.75	3.10	1.60	2.45	4.10	2.74	3.45	2.45	2.23	2.36	5.89	4.36	5.17	3.36	4.60	3.90	4.57	1.89	3.23	4.03	4.56	4.28	5.24	3.45	4.44	4.15	3.30	3.76
9. % of children on register known to have, or to have had, adenoids in slight or severe degree during school life	7.20	2.67	5.01	6.20	3.21	4.90	5.33	3.65	4.53	3.26	2.60	2.99	7.68	4.94	6.39	4.92	5.75	5.28	4.84	2.16	3.50	4.34	5.26	4.77	5.98	3.88	5.04	5.33	3.95	4.70