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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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A. —Return of Defects round by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1926.
| DEFECT OR DISEASE | Routine Inspections Number of defects. | Special Inspections. No. of defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but nut requiring treatment | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | |
| (1) | (2 | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Malnutrition | 73 | 160 | 15 | 6 |
| Uncleanliness | 10 | 317 | 4 | 1 |
| (See Table IV.—Group V.) Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm: | ||||
| Scalp | 8 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Body | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scabies | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Impetigo | 16 | 5 | 16 | ... |
| Other diseases (non-tuberculous) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Eye— | ||||
| Blepharitis | 17 | 9 | 4 | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | 5 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Corneal opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Defective vision (excluding squint) | 536 | 246 | 171 | 11 |
| Squint | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Other conditions | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective hearing | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Otitis media | 21 | 10 | 21 | 2 |
| Other ear diseases | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nose & Throat— | ||||
| Enlarged tonsils only | 256 | 672 | 34 | 25 |
| Adenoids only | 98 | 127 | 13 | 7 |
| Enlarged tonsils & adenoids | 255 | 96 | 39 | 2 |
| Other conditions | 99 | 240 | 18 | 16 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands— (Non-tuberculous) | 31 | 330 | 7 | 14 |
| Defective Speech | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Teeth —Dental Diseases (See Table IV.—Group IV. | 848 | 105 | 98 | 1 |
| Heart & Circulation— | ||||
| Heart disease: | ||||
| Organic | 13 | 123 | ... | 6 |
| Functional | 14 | 249 | 1 | 20 |
| Anæmia | 53 | 179 | 10 | 10 |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 19 | 60 | 2 | 2 |
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary—Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, Suspected | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-pulmonary—Glands | 37 | 50 | 5 | 2 |
| ,, Spine | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| ,, Hip | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| ,, Other Bones & Joints .. | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, Skin | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, Other Forms | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Nervous System — | ||||
| Epilepsy | ... | 11 | ... | 3 |
| Chorea | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Other conditions | 1 | 22 | 1 | 6 |
| Deformities — | ||||
| Rickets | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Spinal curvature | 224 | 408 | 18 | 8 |
| Other forms | 54 | 28 | 12 | 1 |
| Other Defects & Diseases | 57 | 147 | 33 | 23 |