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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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APPENDIX B.
NON-MAINTAINED SCHOOLS.
Year ended 31st December, 1953.
| Age 11 or under | 35 | — |
| 12 | 47 | 26 |
| 13 | 27 | 10 |
| 14 | 27 | 30 |
| 15 | 38 | 5 |
| 16 | 58 | 40 |
| 17 | 30 | 5 |
| 18 or over | 15 | 5 |
| 277 | 121 |
| Number of Special Inspections | - | - |
| Number of Re-inspections | 10 | 12 |
| Total | 10 | 12 |
| Visits to Non-maintained Schools | 11 | 6 |
The following defects were found by Medical Inspection
| Malnutrition | 1 | - |
| Defective Vision | 17 | - |
| Other Eye Conditions | 3 | - |
| Nose and Throat | 4 | - |
| Speech | 1 | - |
| Heart | 1 | 1 |
| Lungs non T.B. | 1 | 1 |
| Deformities:— | ||
| Flat Feet | 9 | - |
| Posture | 1 | |
| Other | 4 | - |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 5 | - |
| 3 |