Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1936.
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 | 110 | 68 | 4.52 | 73 | 66 | 4.12 |
Uncleanliness— | ||||||
Head | 1 | ... | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 |
Body | ||||||
Skin Disease | 10 | 4 | 0.36 | 13 | 1 | 0.42 |
Eye Disease— | ||||||
Defective Vision | 155 | 16 | 4.34 | 147 | 15 | 4.80 |
Squint | 51 | 8 | 1.50 | 35 | 22 | 1.63 |
External Eye Trouble | 8 | 4 | 0.30 | 7 | 1 | 0.24 |
Ear Disease— | ||||||
Deafness | 6 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 |
Otitis Media | 5 | 4 | 0.23 | 3 | ... | 0.09 |
Other Disease | 3 | 3 | 0.15 | 3 | ... | 0.09 |
Nose and Throat— | ||||||
Enlarged Tonsils only | 110 | 277 | 9.82 | 112 | 256 | 10.91 |
Adenoids only | 11 | 28 | 0.99 | 7 | 23 | 0.89 |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 219 | 113 | 8.43 | 153 | 93 | 7.29 |
Other Conditions | 79 | 37 | 2.95 | 24 | 27 | 1.51 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.) | 2 | 44 | 1.17 | ... | 21 | 0.62 |
Dental Defects | 33 | 5 | 0.97 | 32 | 5 | 1.10 |
Speech Defects | 2 | 7 | 0.23 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
Organic | 45 | 117 | 4.11 | 28 | 116 | 4.30 |
Functional | 5 | 41 | 1.17 | 5 | 42 | 1.39 |
Anaemia | 17 | 15 | 0.80 | 2 | 19 | 0.62 |
Bronchitis | 9 | 57 | 1.68 | 6 | 46 | 1.30 |
Other Non-T.B. | 4 | 12 | 0.43 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 7 | 0.20 | 1 | 11 | 0.35 |
Other Tuberculosis | 1 | 8 | 0.23 | ... | 6 | 0.18 |
Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, chorea, etc.) | 15 | 73 | 2.23 | 13 | 57 | 2.08 |
Deformities— | ||||||
Rickets | 2 | 3 | 0.13 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 |
Spinal Curvature | 25 | 14 | 0.99 | 33 | 22 | 1.63 |
Others | 43 | 21 | 1.63 | 57 | 43 | 2.97 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 35 | 38 | 1.85 | 27 | 33 | 1.78 |
Totals | 1007 | 1025 | 51.59 | 788 | 936 | 51.11 |
Total Children Examined | 3939 | 3373 |