[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 271

Croydon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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T able IX.

Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection, 1937.

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	155	40	5.13	163	52	5.30
Uncleanliness—
Head	...	...	...	...	1	0.02
Body
Skin Disease	16	2	0.47	7	4	0.27
Eye Disease—
Defective Vision	179	49	5.00	234	49	6.98
Squint	42	21	1.66	38	25	1.55
External Eye Trouble	11	4	0.39	11	3	0.35
Ear Disease—
Deafness	4	1	0.13	5	7	0.29
Otitis Media	7	4	0.29	6	5	0.27
Other Disease	8	1	0.24	4	4	0.20
Nose and Throat—
Enlarged Tonsils only	53	208	6.87	60	237	7.33
Adenoids only	9	15	0.63	7	13	0.49
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids	142	140	7.42	171	131	7.45
Other Conditions	53	41	2.47	58	50	2.66
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.)	3	26	0.76	5	18	0.57
Dental Defects	42	6	1.26	56	3	1.47
Speech Defects	6	3	0.24	6	3	0.22
Heart and Circulation—
Organic	17	66	2.18	25	85	2.74
Functional	...	38	1.00	2	31	0.81
Anaemia	28	20	1.26	38	40	1.92
Bronchitis	5	28	0.87	7	15	0.54
Other Non-T.B.	4	10	0.37	4	9	0.32
Pulmonary Tuberculosis	5	8	0.34	3	11	0.35
Other Tuberculosis	1	2	0.08	³	4	0.17
Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, chorea, etc.)	10	66	2.00	12	87	2.44
Deformities—
Rickets	1	1	0.05	...	...	...
Spinal Curvature	33	11	1.16	33	24	1.41
Others	44	24	1.79	12	39	1.26
Other Defects and Diseases	31	37	1.79	21	26	1.16
Totals	909	872	46.86	991	976	48.52
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Total Children Examined	3801			4054