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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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B.-Number of Individual Children Found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (Excluding UncleanlinessandDental Disease.)

Group.Number of Children.Percentage of children found to require treatment.
Inspected,Found to require treatment.
(1)(2)(3)(4)
11 or under2983511.7
123334413.2
132403815.8
142763813.8
158375516.3
162002211.0
1736
18 and over3133.3
172323313.5

TABLE IV.—Return of Defects treated during the year ended. 31st December, 1931.

GroupI.—Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness, for which see GroupV).

Ringworm (scalp).........
M (body)1...1
Scabies1...1
Impetigo2...2
Other skin disease1...1
Minor Eye Defects-
(External and other, but excluding cases filling in Group II)3...3
Minor Ear Defects—7...7
Miscellaneous—e.g.- minor injuries, bruises, sores, chil-blains, etc.)8...8
Total.23...23