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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 II—continued.
| DEFECT OR DISEASE. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||
| Requiring Treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. (3) | Requiring Treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. (5) | |
| Lungs— | ||||
| (25) Bronchitis | 22 | 88 | 2 | 1 |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 24 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis— Pulmonary : | ||||
| (27) Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (28) Suspected | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| Non-Pulmonary: | ||||
| (29) Glands | 1 | 7 | ... | ... |
| (30) Bones and Joints | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| (31) Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (32) Other Forms | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | 3 | 13 | ||
| Nervous System— | ||||
| (33) Epilepsy | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| (34) Chorea | 8 | 32 | 8 | 8 |
| (35) Other Conditions | 7 | 48 | 1 | 2 |
| Deformities— | ||||
| (36) Rickets | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 86 | 77 | 7 | |
| (38) Other Forms | 110 | 62 | 17 | ... |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 86 | 79 | 30 | 8 |
| Total | 1,525 | 1,689 | 296 | 78 |
b.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children during the Year in the Routine Age Group
Inspected 5.
| Age-groups. | Number of Children Inspected. | A (Excellent). | B (Normal). | C (Slightly subnormal). | d (Bad). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |||
| Entrants | 3859 | 351 | 9.1 | 3248 | 84.2 | 244 | 6.3 | 16 | 0.4 |
| Second Age-group | 2762 | 274 | 9.9 | 2267 | 82.1 | 207 | 7.5 | 14 | 0.5 |
| Third Age-group | 1708 | 143 | 8.4 | 1473 | 86.2 | 92 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Other Routine Inspec- tions | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 11 | 84.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| total | 8342 | 770 | 9.2 | 6999 | 83.9 | 543 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.4 |