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Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31 st December, 1932.
| defect or disease. | Routine Inspections Number of defects. | Special Inspections. No. of defects- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Malnutrition | 30 | 33 | 12 | 1 |
| UnCleanliness | 3 | ... | 4 | ... |
| (See Table IV.— Group V.) | ||||
| Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm : | ||||
| Scalp | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Body | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scabies | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Impetigo | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Other diseases (non-tuberculous) | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Eye— | ||||
| Hlepharitis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Defective vision (excluding squint) | 293 | 40 | 127 | ... |
| Squint | 44 | 11 | 6 | ... |
| Other conditions | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective hearing | 7 | 8 | 6 | ... |
| Otitis media | 18 | 4 | 5 | ... |
| Other ear diseases | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Nosh & Throat— | ||||
| Enlarged tonsils only | 157 | 234 | 12 | 4 |
| Adenoids only | 39 | 30 | ... | |
| Enlarged tonsils & adenoids ...... | 316 | 89 | 22 | 2 |
| Other conditions............ | 41 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands— | ||||
| (Non-tuberculous) | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 |
| Defective Speech............ | 7 | 5 | ... | |
| Teeth —Dental Diseases ...... | 147 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| (See Table IV.—Group IV. | ||||
| Heart & Circulation— | ||||
| Heart disease : | ||||
| Organic... ... ... | 7 | 165 | ... | 11 |
| Functional | 1 | 78 | ... | 5 |
| Anaemia... | 35 | 1 | ||
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis ... | 31 | 2 | ||
| Other non-tuberculous diseases .. | 11 | 1 | ||
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary—Definite | 2 | ... | ||
| „ Suspected | 1 | |||
| Non-pulmonary—Glands | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| ,, Spine | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hip | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| ,, Other Bones & Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, Other Forms | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Nervous System — * | ||||
| Epilepsy | ... | 7 | ... | |
| Chorea | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Other conditions | 7 | 31 | ... | 4 |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Spinal curvature . | 87 | 39 | 12 | ... |
| Other forms | 42 | 30 | 10 | ... |
| Other Defects & Diseases | 89 | 31 | 8 | 11 |