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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table XIV.

Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection 1931,

Defects.	Boys			Girls.
Defects.	No. requiring Treatment.	No. referred for Observation.	Percentage of total Examined	No. lequiring Treaiment.	No. referred for Observation j	Percentage of total Examined.
Malnutrition	30	26	1.47	31	36	1.84
Uncleanliness—Head	—	1	0.03	—	1	0.03
Body	—	—	—	—		-
Skin Disease	7	5	0.31	4	4	0.22
Eye Diseases— Defective Vision	163	5	4.41	188	11	5.47
Squint	26	3	0.76	28	5	0.98
External Eye Trouble	9	3	0.31	2	6	0-22
Ear Diskases— Deafness	5	3	0.21	6	4	0.27
Otitis Media	9	2	0.29	13	2	0.41
Other Diseases	3	1	0.11	—	—	-
Nose and Throat— Enlarged Tonsils only	158	10J	6.81	125	84	5.73
Adenoids only	12	12	0.63	7	16	0.68
Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoid*	131	46	4.65	117	51	4.61
Other Conditions	16	6	0.58	11	4	0.41
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.)	—	17	0.46	—	9	0.25
Dental Defects	177	S	4.86	189	19	5.70
Sl'eech Deficts	5	6	0.29	2	1	0.08
Heart and Circulation— Organic	1	32	0.87		42	1.15
Functional	_	18	0.47	_	31	0.93
Anaemia	1	24	0.66	3	24	0.74
Bronchitis	4	22	0.68	4	12	0.44
Other Non-T.B.	1	12	0.34	1	io	0.30
Pulmonary Tuberculosis	1	7	0.21		5	0.14
Other Tuberculosh	—	1	0.03	—	1	0.03
Nervous System Disorders (including Epilep>y, Chorea, etc.)	1	15	0.42	3	21	0.66
Deformities— Rickets...	1	i	0.06	1	2	0.08
Spinal Curvarure	74	6	2.10	58	22	2.19
Others	30	20	1 .31	36	18	1.48
Other Defects and Diseases	1	34	092	2	45	1. 23
Totals	866	438	34 23	831	489	3618

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Total Children Examined 3809 3648