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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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Skin Conditions.
Recorded in 245 cases.
Table XL.
| Fair | 182—74.2% |
| Dark | 65—25.8% |
Moist skin, history of liability to sweating, etc., was records
in 33 cases.
A history of flushings in 60 cases and of Rashes in 29 cases.
Nervous Conditions.
Recorded in 245 cases.
Table XLI.
| Children recorded as highly strung | 192—78.4% |
| History of headaches | 137—55.8% |
| Night terrors, etc. | 82—33.4% |
| Enuresis | 24—9.8% |
| Twitchings | 103—42.0% |
Catarrhs.
Various, as distinct from tonsillitis, and mainly referred to the
period of infancy and early childhood viz 0-5 years.
Reported in 122 cases out of a total of 245—49.9%
Tonsillectomy.
Operation reported in 85 cases—34.7%
Table XLII.
Heart conditions contrasted, irrespective of type of case or time of performance of operation of tonsillectomy.
| Tonsillectomy cases. | Whole series. | |
|---|---|---|
| No organic defect | 18 = 21.2% | 65 = 22.0% |
| Carditis suspected | 25 = 29.4% | 89=36.2% |
| Carditis definite | 42=49.9% | 91=37.2% |
| 85 | 245 |