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Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE II.—A.—Return of Dkfkcts Found by Medical Inspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1932.
| Routink Inspections. Number of defects. | Special Inspections. Number of defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| defect or disease, | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not re-qu ring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not re-quiring ireat ment. |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Malnutrition | 6 | |||
| Unclcanliness. | ||||
| (See Table IV.—Group V.) Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm Scalp | ||||
| Body | ||||
| Scabies | ||||
| Impetigo | ||||
| Other diseases (non tuberculous) | ||||
| Eye— | ||||
| Blepharitis | 1 | |||
| Conjunctivitis | ||||
| Keratitis | ||||
| Corneal opacities | ||||
| Defective vision (excluding squint). | 128 | 16 | 8 | ... |
| Squint | 1 | l | ||
| Other conditions | ... | |||
| Ear | ||||
| Defective hearing | 1 | ... | ||
| Otitis media | 1 | |||
| Other ear diseases | 1 | |||
| Nose and Throat — | ||||
| Enlarged tonsils only | 5 | 11 | ||
| Adenoids only | 2 | |||
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 4 | 1 | ||
| Other conditions | 4 | |||
| Enlarged Crkvicai. Gi.ands (Non Tuberculous) | ... | |||
| Defective Speech | 1 | |||
| Teeth—Dental Disease | 90 | 11 | 2 | |
| (See Table IV.—Group IV). Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease — | ||||
| Organic | 31 | |||
| Functional | 15 | |||
| Anosmia | 13 | |||
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | ||
| Other non-tuberculous diseases | 1 | |||
| Tuberculosis— Pulmonary— | ||||
| Definite | ||||
| Suspected | ||||
| Non-pulmonary— | ||||
| Glands | 1 | |||
| Spine | ||||
| Hip | ||||
| Other bones & joints | ||||
| Skin | ||||
| Other forms | ||||
| Nervous System— | ||||
| Epilepsy | ||||
| Chorea | i | 3 | ||
| Other conditions | 1 | |||
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | ||||
| Spinal curvature | 10 | 36 | i | |
| Other forms | 8 | 1y | 1 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 2 | 18 | ||