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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Cases Examined at Rheumatism Clinic.
| Total cases examined | 207 (for the first time) |
| Total cases examined as re-inspections | 376 |
| Total | 583 |
| Rheumatic | 185—89.37% |
| Non-Rheumatic | 22—10.63% |
| Total | 207 |
| Classification of Rheumatic cases— | |
| Sex—Males | 88—47.57% |
| Females | 97—52.43% |
| Total | 185 |
Tabble XXXIV.
Age when examined recorded in 185 cases : —
| Ages | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | 12-13 | 13-14 | 14-5 | 15-6 | 16-7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | 5 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
These figures correspond closely with those of former years,
but a definite increase in the number of young children referred
is to be noticed.
Grouping and Classification.
1-—Symptoms referred to the digestive system and intestinal
tract, e.g., abdominal pain, constipation and lack of
appetite.
49 exhibited these symptoms.
2-—Symptoms suggesting the presence of a toxaemia, e.g.,
aching limbs, lassitude, headache.
128 came within this group.
—Symptoms relating to disturbance of nervous structure,
e.g., irritability, fidgetiness, disturbed sleep, nocturnal
enuresis, and nervous unrest generally.
126 cases came under this group.