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Croydon 1925
[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, 1925.
| 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 | 159 | 110 | 21 | 3 |
| Uncleanliness | 12 | 277 | ... | 4 |
| (See Table IV.—Group V.) | ||||
| Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm: | ||||
| Scalp | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Body | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| Scabies | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Impetigo | 25 | ... | 7 | 1 |
| Other diseases (non-tuberculous) | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| Eye— | ||||
| Blepharitis | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Conjunctivitis | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... |
| Keratitis | ||||
| Corneal opacities | ||||
| Defective vision (excluding squint) | 418 | 98 | 169 | 5 |
| Squint | 42 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| Other conditions | 23 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective hearing | 60 | 17 | 21 | 9 |
| Otitis media | 21 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Other ear diseases | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Nose & Throat— | ||||
| Enlarged tonsils only | 78 | 620 | 14 | 21 |
| Adenoids only | 40 | 91 | 12 | 6 |
| Enlarged tonsils & adenoids | 92 | 62 | 29 | 12 |
| Other conditions | 48 | 220 | 16 | 21 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands— | ||||
| (Non-tuberculous) | 18 | 216 | 6 | 13 |
| Defective Speech | 18 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| Teeth —Dental Diseases | 492 | 284 | 78 | 2 |
| (See Table IV.—Group IV. | ||||
| Heart & Circulation— | ||||
| Heart disease: | ||||
| Organic | 1 | 123 | 1 | 5 |
| Functional | 3 | 119 | 9 | |
| Anaemia | 77 | 236 | 31 | 17 |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 37 | 119 | 7 | 1 |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | 4 | 12 | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary—Definite | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| ,, Suspected | 4 | 14 | 2 | ... |
| Non-pulmonary—Glands | 33 | 67 | 11 | 7 |
| ,, Spin* | ||||
| ,, Hip | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| ,, Other Bones & Joints | 1 | 12 | ... | 1 |
| Skin | ... | |||
| ,, Other Foims | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Nervous System- | ||||
| Epilepsy | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Chorea | 5 | 22 | 5 | 7 |
| Other conditions | ... | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Spinal curvature | 71 | 260 | 9 | 12 |
| Other forms | 30 | 32 | 25 | ... |
| Other Defects & Diseases | 69 | 135 | 46 | 22 |