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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Rheumatic Fever 1
Intra-thoracic Sarcoma 1
Bronchiectasis 1
Cerebral Tumour 1
Tumour of Kidney 1
Yellow Atrophy of Liver 1
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage 1
Acute Dilatation of Heart 1
Post-Operative Haemorrhage (Tonsils and
Adenoids) 1
Fall from Tree 1
Road Traffic Accidents 2
VISION.
| Extent of Defect. | Intermediate. | Leavers. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | % | % | ||
| Normal: 6/6ths or 6/9 ths | 431 | 94.7 | 402 | 92.6 | 1027 | 95.7 | 1150 | 94.0 | 95.4 | 93.6 | |
| 429 | 94.3 | 460 | 92.2 | 1019 | 95.0 | 1150 | 94.0 | 94.8 | 93.5 | ||
| 6/12ths or 6/24ths | 23 | 5.1 | 32 | 6.4 | 39 | 3.6 | 62 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 | |
| 21 | 4.6 | 33 | 6.6 | 45 | 4.2 | 57 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 6/36ths or worse | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.7 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | |
| 5 | 1.1 | 6 | 1.2 | 9 | 0.8 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | ||
TEETH.
| Entrants. | Intermediate. | Leavers. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Perfect set of Teeth | 1663 | 90.0 | 1632 | 88.5 | 413 | 90.8 | 458 | 91.8 | 1002 | 93.4 | 1157 | 94.6 |
| One to four Decayed | 130 | 7.0 | 136 | 7.4 | 29 | 6.4 | 34 | 6.8 | 59 | 5.5 | 48 | 3.9 |
| Four or more Decayed | 56 | 3.0 | 76 | 4.1 | 13 | 2.8 | 7 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.1 | 18 | 1.5 |
| Totals | 1849 | 1844 | 455 | 499 | 1073 | 1223 | ||||||