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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 | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys | Girls. | Total. | Boys | Girls. | Total. | |
| C—All Schools (31 Schools67 Departments). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. No. of children on School Register | 522 | 499 | 1021 | 658 | 602 | 1260 | 929 | 970 | 1899 | 1243 | 1117 | 2360 | 1245 | 1292 | 2537 | 1271 | 1318 | 2584 | 1210 | 1287 | 2497 | 1085 | 1057 | 2142 | 1007 | 912 | 1919 | 9170 | 9049 | 18219 |
| 2. No. with severe adenoids a) | 23 | 10 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 194 | 142 | 336 |
| 3. % with severe adenoids | 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. No. with adenoids in slighter degree (b) | 14 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 156 | 104 | 260 | |
| 5. % with slighter degree of adenoids | 3.03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 % now with adenoids, slight or severe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. No. who have had (c) severe adenoids necessitating operation during school life—present age | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 46 | 39 | 85 | 54 | 63 | 117 | 56 | 55 | 111 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 300 | 300 | 600 |
| 8. % of children on register who have, or have had severe adenoids during school life | 5.79 | 5.67 | 5.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. % of children on register known to have or to have had, adenoids in slight or severe degree1 during school life | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) By "severe" adenoids it is implied that the condition is such as, in the judgment of the medical officer concerned, to require operation.
(b) By "slight" adenoids it is implied that the condition is such that, while definitely one of adenoids, it requires observation, but not arly operation.
(c) For possible errors in this item, see footnote, page —
(d) The small group of children under 5 years of age attending public elementary schools has for convenience been omitted.