Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |