[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 274

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
Defects.	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	1	...	0.03	1	1	0.06
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