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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1949.
| 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 | 186 | 5 | 3.26 | 207 | 6 | 2.62 |
| Uncleanliness— | ||||||
| Head | — | — | — | 3 | — | 0.05 |
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 11 | 8 | 0.32 | 20 | 2 | 0.37 |
| Eye Disease— | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 302 | 39 | 5.81 | 332 | 37 | 6.73 |
| Squint | 54 | 31 | 1.45 | 46 | 28 | 1.26 |
| External Eye Trouble | 8 | 5 | 0.22 | 17 | 9 | 0.44 |
| Ear Disease— | ||||||
| Deafness | 11 | 2 | 0.22 | 11 | 7 | 0.31 |
| Otitis Media | 11 | 3 | 0.24 | 8 | 6 | 0.24 |
| Other Disease | 5 | 7 | 0.20 | 6 | 6 | 0.21 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 56 | 81 | 2.34 | 49 | 66 | 1.96 |
| Adenoids only | 20 | 12 | 0.55 | 16 | 9 | 0.43 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 166 | 90 | 4.36 | 176 | 89 | 4.51 |
| Other Conditions | 53 | 18 | 1.21 | 38 | 13 | 0.87 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.) | 4 | 18 | 0.38 | 1 | 12 | 0.22 |
| Dental Defects | 265 | 6 | 4.62 | 208 | 10 | 3.71 |
| Speech Defects | 20 | 27 | 0.80 | 15 | 12 | 0.46 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
| Organic | 9 | 19 | 0.48 | 8 | 18 | 0.44 |
| Functional | 5 | 15 | 0.34 | 2 | 12 | 0.24 |
| Anaemia | 2 | 8 | 0.17 | 23 | 12 | 0.46 |
| Bronchitis | 6 | 19 | 0.43 | 13 | 19 | 0.54 |
| Other Non-T.B | 22 | 30 | 0.89 | 12 | 19 | 0.53 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 4 | 17 | 0.36 | 11 | 10 | 0.36 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 3 | 4 | 0.12 | 2 | 3 | 0.09 |
| Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, Chorea, etc.) | 9 | 25 | 0.58 | 11 | 14 | 0.43 |
| Developmental— | ||||||
| (a) Hernia | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 3 | 0.07 |
| (b) Other | 3 | 4 | 0.12 | 2 | 2 | 0.07 |
| Psychological— | ||||||
| (a) Development | 3 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 1 | 0.05 |
| (6) Stability | 3 | 4 | 0.12 | 5 | 4 | 0.15 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Flat Feet | 84 | 27 | 1.89 | 89 | 22 | 1.89 |
| Posture | 109 | 18 | 2.17 | 152 | 20 | 2.93 |
| Others | 161 | 91 | 4.30 | 220 | 75 | 5.02 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 60 | 51 | 1.89 | 82 | 61 | 2.43 |
| Totals | 1656 | 686 | 1788 | 607 | ||
| Total Children Examined | 5865 | 5882 | ||||