[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 264

Croydon 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table IX.

Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection, 1938.

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	252	32	6.84	225	27	6.36
Uncleanliness— Head	1	...	0.02	6	...	0.15
Body	1	...	0.02	6	...	0.15
Skin Disease	18	6	0.58	13	3	0.44
Eye Disease—
Defective Vision	169	56	5.42	186	55	6.08
Squint	47	23	1.69	39	26	1.64
External Eye Trouble	12	6	0.43	12	3	0.38
Ear Disease—
Deafness	5	6	0.27	12	7	0.48
Otitis Media	...	8	0.19	3	3	0.15
Other Disease	13	4	0.41	6	...	0.15
Nose and Throat—
Enlarged Tonsils only	23	124	3.54	30	110	3.54
Adenoids only	6	8	0.34	4	4	0.20
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids	133	171	7.33	129	153	7.12
Other Conditions	27	23	1.21	15	21	0.91
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.)	6	7	0.31	2	15	0.43
Dental Defects	62	2	1.54	44	3	1.19
Speech Defects	11	6	0.41	6	4	0.25
Heart and Circulation—
Organic	6	24	0.72	9	53	1.56
Functional	...	20	0.48	3	20	0.58
Anaemia	27	16	1.04	38	19	1.44
Bronchitis	8	28	0.87	5	12	0.43
Other Non-T.B.	3	12	0.36	4	5	0.23
Pulmonary Tuberculosis	3	7	0.24	2	15	0.43
Other Tuberculosis	¹	³	0.10	...	1	6.03
Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, chorea, etc.)	2	34	0.87	6	44	1.77
Deformities—
Rickets	1	—	0.02	2	...	0.05
Spinal Curvature	29	40	1.66	42	38	2.02
Others	45	53	2.36	63	53	2.93
Other Defects and Diseases	7	17	0.58	6	14	0.50
Totals	917	736	39.83	912	708	40.90
Total Children Examined	4150			3961