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Croydon 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE II.—A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1931.

defect ok disease (1)Routine Inspections. Number of defects.Special Inspections. Number of defects.
Requiring treatment. (2)Requiring tb be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (3)Requiring treatment. (4)Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (5)
Malnutrition211...1
Uncleanliness. (See Table IV.—Group V.)............
SKIN— Ringworm
Scalp............
Body............
Scabies............
Impetigo............
Other diseases (non tuberculous)2.........
Eye—
Blepharitis...1......
Conjunctivitis............
Keratitis............
Corneal opacities............
Defective vision (excluding squint).......19...
Squint1...3...
Other conditions...4......
Ear —
Defective hearing32......
Otitis media............
Other ear diseases............
Nose and Throat —
Enlarged tonsils only6241...
Adenoids only1.........
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids121...
Other conditions...1......
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non Tuberculous)...3......
Defective Speech322...
Teeth—Dental Disease383......
(See Table IV.—Group IV). Heart and Circulation— Heart Disease —
Organic...24......
Functional...15......
Anaemia4111...
Lungs—
Bronchitis...3......
Other non-tuberculous diseases...5......
Tuberculosis— Pulmonary—
Definite............
Suspected............
Non-pulmonary—
Glands............
Spine............
Hip............
Other bones & joints............
Skin............
Other forms............
Nervous System—
Epilepsy...4......
Chorea1.........
Other conditions...4......
Deformities—............
Rickets............
Spinal curvature61402...
Other forms28161...
Other Defects and Diseases215...1