London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| 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. | |
| Ma lnutrition | 307 | 5 | 7.35 | 243 | 5 | 6.94 |
| Uncleanliness- | ||||||
| Head | 4 | - | 0.09 | 10 | 2 | 0.34 |
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 30 | - | 0.71 | 24 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Eyn Disease— | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 198 | 42 | 5.65 | 218 | 17 | 6.58 |
| Squint | 105 | 28 | 3.13 | 94 | 18 | 3.14 |
| External Eye Trouble | 26 | 4 | 0.71 | 20 | 2 | 0.62 |
| Ear Disease— | ||||||
| Deafness | 7 | 5 | 0.28 | 7 | 2 | 0.25 |
| Otitis Media | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 3 | 1 | 0.11 |
| Other Disease | 2 | 4 | 0.14 | 5 | 1 | 0.17 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 86 | 190 | 6.50 | 46 | 112 | 4.42 |
| Adenoids only | 17 | 9 | 0.61 | 12 | 8 | 0.56 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 218 | 102 | 7.54 | 213 | 96 | 8.65 |
| Other Conditions | 130 | 53 | 4.31 | 147 | 35 | 5.10 |
| Enlarged CervicalGlands(notT.B.) | 4 | 18 | 0.52 | 2 | 5 | 0.20 |
| Dental Defects | 142 | 2 | 3.39 | 90 | 4 | 2.63 |
| Speech Defects | 18 | 5 | 0.54 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
| Organic | 10 | 27 | 0.87 | 2 | 16 | 0.50 |
| Functional | 6 | 57 | 1.48 | 4 | 8 | 0.34 |
| Anaemia | 62 | 6 | 1.60 | 37 | 2 | 1.09 |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 13 | 0.64 | 8 | 4 | 0.34 |
| Other Non- T.B. | 16 | 20 | 0.85 | 4 | 9 | 0.36 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 16 | 8 | 0.57 | 8 | 2 | 0.28 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 3 | 9 | 0.28 | 1 | 3 | 0.11 |
| Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, chorea, etc.) | 8 | 35 | 1.01 | 6 | 44 | 1.40 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 5 | - | 0.12 | - | - | - |
| Spinal Curvature | 76 | 8 | 1.98 | 99 | 5 | 2.91 |
| Others | 130 | 29 | 3.75 | 154 | 27 | 5.07 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 32 | 27 | 1.39 | 53 | 9 | 1.74 |
| Totals | 1673 | 708 | 1518 | 439 | ||
| Total Children Examined | 4243 | 3571 | ||||