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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table XV.CHILDREN EXAMINED AT ROUTINE INSPECTIONS AND FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DEFECTS).

Table XV.

CHILDREN EXAMINED AT ROUTINE INSPECTIONS AND FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DEFECTS).

Group.No. of Children InspectedNo. referred for treatment.Percentage referred for treatmentCorresponding percentage for 1929
Entrants297955318.621.7
Intermediates288062521.726.3
Leavers246649520.124.0
Other Ages1012221.825.6
8426169520.124.0

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The fact that 18.6 per cent. of the entrants required treatment
of some kind is an adverse commentary upon the comparative
neglect of the child between 2 and 5 years. Initial slight
effects, if unremedied, often lead to further defects as the child
grows. Adenoids are a case in point, so are also decayed and
septic teeth. The importance of having what may appear to be
trivial childish complaints attended to promptly cannot be too
strongly or too often impressed upon parents.

Table: Table XVI.CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL.

Table XVI.

CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL.

Condition.Exclusions during 1930.Percentage of total exclusions.Exclusions during 1929.Percentage of total exclusions.
Ringworm—Head100.15120.31
,, Body360.52370.99
Verminous Conditions3264.743338.66
Impetigo3715.391925.04
Scabies190.28180.46
Scarlet Fever3585.203159.27
Measles214031.1190823.83
Diphtheria2363.432045.35
Whooping Cough1922.7968217.90
Chicken Pox87712.7561416.20
Mumps179526.10631.65
Tuberculosis (all forms)510.74461.20
External Eye Disease230.33230.60
Sore Throat1832.66982.57
Other Causes2613.802646.93
6878...3809...