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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
| Lungs— | ||||||
| (25) | Bronchitis | 15 | 103 | 5 | 10 | |
| (26) | Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 15 | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||
| Pulmonary: | ||||||
| (27) | Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (28) | Suspected | 2 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary: | ||||||
| (29) | Glands | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| (30) | Bones and Joints | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| (31) | Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (32) | Other Forms | 1 | 8 | ... | 1 | |
| Total (Heads 29 to 32) | 1 | 14 | 1 | l | ||
| Nervous System— | ||||||
| (33) | Epilepsy | ... | 8 | ... | ... | |
| (34) | Chorea | 6 | 33 | 4 | 1 | |
| (35) | Other Conditions | 22 | 89 | 1 | 10 | |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| (36) | Rickets | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| (37) | Spinal Curvature | 58 | 36 | 2 | 5 | |
| (38) | Other Forms | 100 | 64 | 18 | 2 | |
| (39) | Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 62 | 71 | 18 | 12 | |
| Total | 1,545 | 1,816 | 264 | 99 | ||
B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the routine age groups.
| Age-groups. | Number of Children Inspected. | A (Excellent). | B (Normal). | C (Slightly subnormal). | D (Bad). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 3230 | 277 | 8.6 | 2685 | 83.1 | 265 | 8.2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Second Age-group | 2398 | 177 | 7.4 | 2019 | 84.2 | 194 | 8.1 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Third Age-group | 1605 | 173 | 10.8 | 1332 | 83.0 | 98 | 6.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 79 | 16 | 20.3 | 57 | 72.2 | 6 | 7.6 | ... | |
| Total | 7312 | 643 | 8.8 | 6093 | 83.3 | 563 | 7.7 | 13 | 0.2 |