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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1948.
| 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. | |
| Malnutrition | 305 | 2 | 7.80 | 270 | 5 | 6.01 |
| Uncleanliness— | ||||||
| Head | 2 | — | 0.05 | — | — | — |
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 16 | 2 | 0.46 | 41 | 5 | 1.01 |
| Eye Disease— | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 151 | 10 | 4.09 | 238 | 3 | 5.27 |
| Squint | 62 | 25 | 2.21 | 54 | 27 | 1.77 |
| External Eye Trouble | 23 | 5 | 0.71 | 22 | 2 | 0.52 |
| Ear Disease— | ||||||
| Deafness | 21 | 10 | 0.79 | 17 | 3 | 0.44 |
| Otitis Media | 2 | 7 | 0.23 | 11 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Other Disease | 5 | 7 | 0.31 | 8 | 4 | 0.26 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 40 | 67 | 2.72 | 35 | 67 | 2.23 |
| Adenoids only | 21 | 16 | 0.94 | 17 | 17 | 0.74 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 306 | 123 | 11.00 | 261 | 112 | 8.15 |
| Other Conditions | 92 | 32 | 3.12 | 81 | 17 | 2.14 |
| Enlarged CervicalGlands(notT.B.) | 9 | 46 | 1.37 | 8 | 20 | 0.61 |
| Dental Defects | 79 | 3 | 2.08 | 76 | 2 | 1.71 |
| Speech Defects | 27 | 6 | 0.84 | 11 | 5 | 0.35 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
| Organic | 8 | 9 | 0.43 | 4 | 22 | 0.57 |
| Functional | 2 | 15 | 0.43 | 14 | 17 | 0.68 |
| Anaemia | 14 | 1 | 0.38 | 58 | 1 | 1.29 |
| Bronchitis | 13 | 23 | 0.91 | 22 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Other Non-T.B | 9 | 23 | 0.81 | 12 | 16 | 0.61 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 15 | 11 | 0.66 | 10 | 9 | 0.42 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 4 | 6 | 0.25 | 3 | 4 | 0.15 |
| Nervous System Disorders | ||||||
| (including Epilepsy, chorea, etc.) | 16 | 26 | 1.07 | 12 | 33 | 0.98 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 2 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | - | 0.02 |
| Spinal Curvature | 83 | 4 | 2.21 | 150 | 9 | 3.48 |
| Others | 273 | 53 | 8.28 | 322 | 33 | 7.87 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 68 | 42 | 2.79 | 98 | 35 | 2.91 |
| Totals | 1668 | 575 | 1856 | 480 | ||
| Total Children Examined | 3937 | 4574 | ||||