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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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RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1946.
| Defects. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred for Observation. | Percentage of total Examined. | No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred foi Observation. | Percentage of total Examined. | |
| Ma lnutrition | 364 | 11 | 11.01 | 403 | 4 | 11.09 |
| Uncleanliness— | ||||||
| Head | 1 | — | 0.03 | 5 | — | 0.14 |
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 18 | — | 0.53 | 16 | 3 | 0.52 |
| Eye Disease— | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 130 | 10 | 4.11 | 186 | 7 | 5.26 |
| Squint | 70 | 9 | 2.32 | 90 | 18 | 2 94 |
| External Eye Trouble | 7 | 1 | 0.23 | 20 | 0.55 | |
| Ear Disease— | ||||||
| Deafness | 9 | 3 | 0.35 | 6 | _ | 0.17 |
| Otitis Media | 2 | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | __ | 0.03 |
| Other Disease | 3 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 | _ | 0.05 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 72 | 79 | 4.43 | 65 | 102 | 4.55 |
| Adenoids only | 11 | 18 | 0.85 | 14 | 18 | 0.87 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 240 | 89 | 9.46 | 213 | 110 | 8.80 |
| Other Conditions | 110 | 32 | 4.17 | 99 | 17 | 3.16 |
| Enlarged CervicalGlands(notT.B.) | 3 | 12 | 0.44 | 5 | 7 | 0.33 |
| Dental Defects | 57 | 2 | 1.73 | 59 | 3 | 1.69 |
| Speech Defects | 22 | 3 | 0.73 | 18 | 2 | 0.55 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
| Organic | 6 | 7 | 0.38 | 8 | 21 | 0.79 |
| Functional | 4 | 19 | 0.68 | 10 | 21 | 0.84 |
| Anaemia | 9 | 0.73 | 42 | 18 | 1.63 | |
| Bronchitis | 18 | 3 | 0.62 | 19 | 2 | 0.57 |
| Other Non-T.B | 13 | 10 | 0.68 | 5 | 9 | 0.38 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 9 | 3 | 0.35 | 9 | 9 | 0.49 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | — | 3 | 0.08 |
| Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, chorea, etc.) | 5 | 28 | 0.68 | 12 | 47 | 1.61 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 2 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | _ | 0.05 |
| Spinal Curvature | 45 | 3 | 1.41 | 82 | 4 | 2.34 |
| Others | 119 | 23 | 4.17 | 173 | 16 | 5.15 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 25 | 26 | 1.50 | 39 | 11 | 1.36 |
| Totals | 1382 | 407 | 1603 | 452 | ||
| Total Children Examined | 3406 | 3671 | ||||