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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table IX.
Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection 1935.
| Defects. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred for Observation. | Percentage of total Examined. | No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total Examined. | |
| Malnutrition | 65 | 44 | 2.64 | 42 | 69 | 2.63 |
| Uncleanliness— | ||||||
| Head | 2 | ... | 0.05 | ... | 1 | 0.02 |
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 4 | 2 | 0.15 | 9 | 4 | 0.31 |
| Eye Diseases— | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 163 | 14 | 4.29 | 200 | 22 | 5.27 |
| Squint | 34 | 9 | 1.04 | 34 | 13 | 1.12 |
| External Eye Trouble | 10 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 | 3 | 0.12 |
| Ear Diseases— | ||||||
| Deafness | 5 | 3 | 0.19 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| Otitis Media | 3 | 4 | 0.17 | 7 | 3 | 0.24 |
| Other Diseases | 2 | ... | 0.05 | 1 | ... | 0.02 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 87 | 177 | 6.40 | 61 | 176 | 5.62 |
| Adenoids only | 10 | 12 | 0.53 | 13 | 17 | 0.71 |
| Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids | 229 | 148 | 9.11 | 191 | 148 | 8.04 |
| Other Conditions | 29 | 18 | 1.14 | 19 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.) | ... | 28 | 0.68 | ... | 23 | 0.54 |
| Dental Defects | 29 | 6 | 0.85 | 38 | 1 | 0.93 |
| Speech Defects | 12 | 9 | 0.51 | 4 | 5 | 0.21 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
| Organic | 17 | 67 | 2.14 | 7 | 77 | 1.99 |
| Functional | 5 | 65 | 1.70 | 6 | 80 | 2.04 |
| Anæmia | 5 | 49 | 1.31 | 9 | 47 | 1.33 |
| Bronchitis | 8 | 51 | 1.43 | 14 | 37 | 1.21 |
| Other Non-T.B. | 2 | 14 | 0.39 | 2 | 10 | 0.28 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | 5 | 0.24 | 3 | 9 | 0.28 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 1 | 10 | 0.27 | 2 | 3 | 0.12 |
| Nervous System Disordf.rs (including Epilepsy, Chorea, etc.) | 9 | 39 | 1.14 | 7 | 54 | 1.45 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 2 | 2 | 0.10 | 4 | 1 | 0.12 |
| Spinal Curvature | 44 | 33 | 1.87 | 42 | 44 | 2.04 |
| Others | 41 | 24 | 1.58 | 69 | 38 | 2.54 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 38 | 46 | 204 | 48 | 33 | 1.02 |
| Totals | 861 | 880 | 42.19 | 840 | 940 | 42.22 |
| Total Children Examined | 4127 | 4215 | ||||