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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Children aged: | 5 years (d) | 6 years. | 7 years. | 8 years. | 9 years. | 10 years. | 11 years | 12 years. | 13 years. | Total all ages. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | T otal. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | . Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| B.—Group of 7 Schools (17 Departments) serving the poorer districts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. No, of children on School Register — | 123 | 122 | 245 | 140 | 127 | 267 | 229 | 228 | 457 | 312 | 243 | 555 | 312 | 332 | 644 | 269 | 275 | 544 | 320 | 321 | 641 | 286 | 293 | 579 | 298 | 304 | 602 | 2289 | 2245 | 4534 |
| 2. No. with severe adenoids (a) | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 90 | |||||
| 3. % with severe adenoids | 3.25 | - | 1.63 | 214 | 1.50 | 4.80 | 0.87 | 2.84 | 3.52 | 2.06 | 2.88 | 2.24 | 2.41 | 2.23 | 1.09 | 1.65 | 2.19 | 1.86 | 2.02 | 1.74 | 2.04 | 1.00 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 1.98 | |||||
| 4 No. with adenoids in slighter degree (b) | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | - | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 69 | |
| 5. % with slighter degree of adenoids | - | 172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. % now with adenoids, slight or severe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. No. who have had (c) severe adenoids necessitating operation during school life —present age | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 85 | 78 | 163 | ||
| 8. % of children on register who have, or have had. severe adenoids during school life | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. % of children on register known to have, or to have had, adenoids in slight or severe degree during school life | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||