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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE II— continued.

TABLE II— continued.

DEFECT OR DISEASE.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
No. ot 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) Bronchitis1243...5
(26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases81913
Tuberculosis—
Pulmonary :
(27) Definite............
(28) Suspected8191...
Non-Pulmonary :
(29) Glands44...1
(30) Bones and Joints............
(31) Skin............
(32) Other Forms...2...1
Total (Heads 29 to 32)46...2
Nervous System—
(33) Epilepsy...7...1
(34) Chorea134034
(35) Other Conditions9106416
Deformities—
(36) Rickets11......
(37) Spinal Curvature6735131
(38) Other Forms10663184
(39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases5263159
Total1,5551,747214111

Table: B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.

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.%
Entrants31151655.3247279.447215.160.2
Second Age-group24051958.1197081.92389.920.1
Third Age-group209021510.3169681.11678.0120.6
Other Routine Inspections2452811.420182.0166.6......
total78556037.7633980.789311.3200.3