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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TABLE II—
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) Bronchitis | 12 | 43 | ... | 5 |
(26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 19 | 1 | 3 |
Tuberculosis— | ||||
Pulmonary : | ||||
(27) Definite | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(28) Suspected | 8 | 19 | 1 | ... |
Non-Pulmonary : | ||||
(29) Glands | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 |
(30) Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(31) Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(32) Other Forms | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
Total (Heads 29 to 32) | 4 | 6 | ... | 2 |
Nervous System— | ||||
(33) Epilepsy | ... | 7 | ... | 1 |
(34) Chorea | 13 | 40 | 3 | 4 |
(35) Other Conditions | 9 | 106 | 4 | 16 |
Deformities— | ||||
(36) Rickets | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
(37) Spinal Curvature | 67 | 35 | 13 | 1 |
(38) Other Forms | 106 | 63 | 18 | 4 |
(39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases | 52 | 63 | 15 | 9 |
Total | 1,555 | 1,747 | 214 | 111 |
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 | 3115 | 165 | 5.3 | 2472 | 79.4 | 472 | 15.1 | 6 | 0.2 |
Second Age-group | 2405 | 195 | 8.1 | 1970 | 81.9 | 238 | 9.9 | 2 | 0.1 |
Third Age-group | 2090 | 215 | 10.3 | 1696 | 81.1 | 167 | 8.0 | 12 | 0.6 |
Other Routine Inspections | 245 | 28 | 11.4 | 201 | 82.0 | 16 | 6.6 | ... | ... |
total | 7855 | 603 | 7.7 | 6339 | 80.7 | 893 | 11.3 | 20 | 0.3 |