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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION. 1951.
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 0.42 | 22 | 6 | 0.41 |
| Uncleanliness— | ||||||
| Head | — | — | — | — | ||
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 10 | 4 | 0.23 | 15 | 6 | 0.31 |
| Eye Disease— | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 277 | 27 | 4.96 | 426 | 32 | 6.68 |
| Squint | 46 | 13 | 0.96 | 34 | 17 | 0.75 |
| External Eye Trouble | 9 | 3 | 0.20 | 14 | 7 | 0.31 |
| Ear Disease— | ||||||
| Deafness | 19 | 5 | 0.39 | 12 | 4 | 0.23 |
| Otitis Media | 4 | 3 | 0.11 | 10 | 4 | 0.23 |
| Other Disease | 3 | 3 | 0.10 | 3 | 8 | 0.16 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 49 | 58 | 1.74 | 54 | 52 | 1.55 |
| Adenoids only | 17 | 5 | 0.36 | 18 | 8 | 0.38 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 170 | 91 | 4.25 | 156 | 06 | 3.25 |
| Other Conditions | 36 | 30 | 1.07 | 34 | 9 | 0.63 |
| Enlarged Cervical Gland | 1 | 20 | 0.34 | 4 | 5 | 0.13 |
| (not T.B.) | ||||||
| Dental Defects | 101 | 2 | 1.68 | 128 | 6 | 1.96 |
| Speech Defects | 17 | 11 | 0.46 | 8 | 10 | 0.28 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
| Organic | 5 | 9 | 0.23 | 12 | 12 | 0.35 |
| Functional | 3 | 6 | 0.14 | 7 | 10 | 0.25 |
| Anaemia | 4 | 8 | 0.20 | 8 | 4 | 0.18 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 18 | 0.36 | 11 | 11 | 0.32 |
| Other Non-T.B | 22 | 35 | 0.90 | 16 | 37 | 0.78 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | 11 | 0.26 | 8 | 17 | 0.37 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 4 | 7 | 0.18 | 2 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, Chorea, etc.) | 8 | 15 | 0.37 | 4 | 14 | 0.28 |
| Developmental— | ||||||
| (a) Hernia | 3 | 3 | 0.10 | — | 1 | 0.01 |
| 2 | 6 | 0.13 | — | 2 | 0.03 | |
| Psychological— | ||||||
| (a) Development | 2 | 4 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
| (b) Stability | 2 | 6 | 0.13 | 2 | 5 | 0.10 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Flat Feet | 117 | 56 | 2.82 | 105 | 45 | 2.19 |
| Posture | 108 | 25 | 2.17 | 197 | 26 | 3.26 |
| Others | 79 | 33 | 1.83 | 107 | 36 | 2.09 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 39 | 32 | 1.16 | 64 | 44 | 1.58 |
| Totals | 1183 | 558 | 1482 | 506 | ||
| Total Children Examined | 6137 | 6841 | ||||