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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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B. —Number of Individual Children Found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (Excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Disease.)
| Group. | Number of Children. | Percentage of children found to require treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected, | Found to require treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 11 or under | 192 | 23 | 12.0 |
| 12 | 192 | 14 | 7.3 |
| 13 | 155 | 25 | 16.1 |
| 14 | 152 | 15 | 10.0 |
| 15 | 108 | 22 | 20.4 |
| 16 | 63 | 8 | 12.7 |
| 17 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 |
| 18 and over | ... | ... | ... |
| 874 | 112 | 12.8 | |
TABLE IV.— Return of Defects treated during the year ended
31 st December , 1926.
Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness,|for which see Group V).
| Disease or Defect. | number of defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (d | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin— | |||
| Ringworm (scalp) | ... | ... | ... |
| „ (body) | ... | ... | ... |
| Scabies | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Impetigo | ... | ... | ... |
| Other skin disease | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Minor Eye Defects— | |||
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II) | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Minor Ear Defects— | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous— (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, lores, chilblains, etc.) | ... | ... | ... |
| Total. | ... | 6 | 6 |