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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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TABLE II
A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1924.
| defect or disease. | Routine Inspections Number of defects. | Special Inspections. No. of defects- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | |
| 1 | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Malnutrition | 115 | 69 | 24 | 3 |
| Uncleanliness | 116 | 420 | ... | 3 |
| (Sec Table IV—Group V.) Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm : Scalp | 4 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Body | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scabies | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Impetigo | 24 | 2 | 11 | ... |
| Other diseases (non-tuberculous) | 17 | 7 | 13 | ... |
| Lv s - | ||||
| Blepharitis | 30 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Conjunctivitis | 8 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Corneal opacities | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Defective vision (excluding squint) | 441 | 57 | 146 | 3 |
| Squint | 27 | 9 | 2 | ... |
| Other conditions | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective hearing | 32 | 11 | 44 | 5 |
| Otitis media | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Other ear diseases | 34 | 5 | 45 | 3 |
| Nose & Throat— | ||||
| Enlarged tonsils only | 147 | 352 | 33 | 65 |
| Adenoids only | 60 | 127 | 129 | 234 |
| Enlarged tonsils & adenoids | 100 | 74 | 205 | 100 |
| Other conditions | 72 | 93 | 70 | 42 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands— | ||||
| (Non-tuberculous) | 8 | 143 | 12 | 28 |
| Defective Speech | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Teeth--Dental Diseases | 595 | 10 | 102 | 1 |
| (See Table IV.—Group IV. | ||||
| Heart & Circulation— | ||||
| Heart disease : Organic | 2 | 85 | ... | 4 |
| Functional | ... | 91 | ... | 12 |
| Anaemia | 128 | 154 | 59 | 22 |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 35 | 51 | 4 | 3 |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary—Definite | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| ,, Suspected | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Non-pulmonary — Glands | 67 | 58 | 16 | 10 |
| ,, Spine | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, Hip | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| ,, Other Bones & Joints | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| ,, Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Forms | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Nervous System — | ||||
| Epilepsy | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Chorea | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 |
| Other conditions | 4 | 22 | 4 | 5 |
| Deformities — | ||||
| Rickets | 2 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Spinal curvature | 66 | 209 | 3 | 8 |
| Other forms | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Otmir Defects & Diseases | 119 | 128 | 62 | 49 |