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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T able IX.
Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection, 1937.
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 | 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 |