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Croydon 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE II

A. — Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1930.

defect or disease. (1)RoutineInspections Number of defects.Special Inspections. No. of defects.
Requiring treatment. (2)Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment (3)Requiring treatment. (4)Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (5)
Malnutrition6548181
Uncleanliness563...
(See Table IV. — Group V.)
Skin—
Ringworm:
Scalp............
Body............
Scabies1.........
Impetigo1143...
Other diseases (non-tuberculous)...1543
Eye—
Blepharitis...112...
Conjunctivitis2...12
Keratitis............
Corneal ulcer............
Defective vision (excluding squint)419631106
Squint3910111
Other conditions13......
Ear—
Defective hearing910141
Otitis media1488...
Other ear diseases4451
Nose & Throat—
Enlarged tonsils only290261228
Adenoids only715493
Enlarged tonsils & adenoids29497463
Other conditions501491
Enlarged Cervical Glands—
(Non-tuberculous)47226
Defective Speech1512
Teeth —Dental Diseases60137431
(See Table IV.—Group IV.
Heart & Circulation—
Heart disease:
Organic6106111
Functional...5714
Anaemia235664
Lungs—
Bronchitis54623
Other non-tuberculous diseases4911
Tuberculosis—
Pulmonary—Definite...1......
,, Suspected1911
Non-pulmonary—Glands .3831
,, Spine............
„ Hip............
,, Other Bones & Joints1.........
,, Skin...1......
,, Other Forms1.........
Nervous System-
Epilepsy13...6
Chorea11825
Other conditions12423
Deformities—
Rickets22......
Spinal curvature14981131
Other forms882582
Other Defects & Diseases2091814