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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLEIIA.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended31st December, 1931.

TABLEII

A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended31st December, 1931.

defect or disease.Routine Inspections Number of defects.Special Inspections. No. of defects-
Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatment.Requiring to be Kept under observation but not requiring treatment.
(l)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition616273
Uncleanliness............
(See Table IV.—Group V.)
Skin—
Ringworm:
Scalp............
Body............
Scabies......1...
Impetigo522...
Other diseases (non-tuberculous)6731
Eye—
Blepharitis561...
Conjunctivitis113...
Keratitis1.........
Corneal Opacities............
Defective vision (excluding squint)351161123
Squint5489...
Other conditions4221
Ear—
Defective hearing117101
Otitis media22413...
Other ear diseases3141
Nosr & Throat—
Enlarged tonsils only283186181
Adenoids only19282...
Enlarged tonsils & adenoids24897392
Other conditions271032
Enlarged Cervical Glands—
(Non-tuberculous)...2612
Defective Speech7782
Teeth - Dental Diseases3662727...
(See Table IV.—Group IV.
Heart & Circulation —
Heart disease:9
Organic17411
Functional...52...10
Anaemia4482
Lungs—
Bronchitis834...7
Other non-tuberculous diseases222......
Tuberculosis—
Pulmonary—Definite•••1......
,, Suspected1111...
Non-pulmonary—Glands...11...
,, Spine...1......
,, Hip............
„ Other Bones & Joints............
,, Skin............
,, Other Forms.........•••
Nervous System—
Epilepsy18...2
Chorea21122
Other conditions117...4
Deformities —
Rickets23......
Spinal curvature132288...
Other forms6638132
Other Defects & Diseases379510