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Croydon 1936

[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.
Malnutrition110684.5273664.12
Uncleanliness—
Head1...0.03110.06
Body
Skin Disease1040.361310.42
Eye Disease—
Defective Vision155164.34147154.80
Squint5181.5035221.63
External Eye Trouble840.30710.24
Ear Disease—
Deafness610.18120.09
Otitis Media540.233...0.09
Other Disease330.153...0.09
Nose and Throat—
Enlarged Tonsils only1102779.8211225610.91
Adenoids only11280.997230.89
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids2191138.43153937.29
Other Conditions79372.9524271.51
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.)2441.17...210.62
Dental Defects3350.973251.10
Speech Defects270.23230.15
Heart and Circulation—
Organic451174.11281164.30
Functional5411.175421.39
Anaemia17150.802190.62
Bronchitis9571.686461.30
Other Non-T.B.4120.43230.15
Pulmonary Tuberculosis170.201110.35
Other Tuberculosis180.23...60.18
Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, chorea, etc.)15732.2313572.08
Deformities—
Rickets230.13120.09
Spinal Curvature25140.9933221.63
Others43211.6357432.97
Other Defects and Diseases35381.8527331.78
Totals1007102551.5978893651.11
Total Children Examined39393373