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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Pneumonia 1
Cancer 1
Appendicitis 1
Diabetes 1
Peritonitis 1
Diseases of the Heart 2
Leukaemia 2
Interssusception 1
Accidental Blow on Head 1
Road Traffic Accidents 4
VISION.
| Extent of Defect. | Intermediate. | Leavers. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | % | % | |
| Norma! : R | 1372 | 90.3 | 878 | 95.2 | 1298 | 94.9 | 1220 | 93.1 | 95.7 | 94.0 |
| 6/6ths or 6/9ths L | 1373 | 93.4 | 880 | 95.4 | 1290 | 94.4 | 1221 | 93.1 | 95.4 | 94.1 |
| 6/12ths or 6/24ths R | 47 | 3.3 | 35 | 3.8 | 50 | 3.7 | 84 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| 45 | 3.2 | 38 | 4.1 | 66 | 4.8 | 74 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| 6/36ths or worse R | 5 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.0 | 19 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 6 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.8 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | |
TEETH.
| Entrants. | Intermediate. | Leavers. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Perfect set of Teeth | 1172 | 83.4 | 1055 | 79.8 | 1231 | 86.4 | 793 | 86.0 | 1256 | 91.9 | 1221 | 93.1 |
| One to four Decayed | 166 | 11.8 | 168 | 12.7 | 132 | 9.3 | 90 | 9.8 | 98 | 7.2 | 59 | 4.5 |
| Four or more Decayed | 68 | 4.8 | 99 | 7.5 | 61 | 4.3 | 39 | 4.2 | 13 | 0.9 | 31 | 2.4 |
| Totals | 1406 | 1322 | 1424 | 922 | 1367 | 1311 | ||||||