Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table IV
RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1956
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 | |
Uncleanliness - | ||||||
Head | - | - | - | - | ||
Body | ||||||
Skin Disease | 24 | 10 | 0.56 | 12 | 0.20 | |
Eye Disease - | ||||||
Defective Vision | 204 | 43 | 4.05 | 256 | 51 | 5.16 |
Squint | 33 | 5 | 0.62 | 34 | 10 | 0.74 |
External Eye Trouble | 11 | 1 | 0.20 | 15 | 6 | 0.35 |
Ear Disease - | ||||||
Deafness | 13 | 20 | 0.54 | 4 | 14 | 0.30 |
Otitis Media | 8 | 8 | 0.26 | 3 | 2 | 0.08 |
Other Disease | 4 | 3 | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
Nose and Throat | 123 | 87 | 3.44 | 129 | 108 | 3.91 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T. B. ) | 1 | 10 | 0.18 | 1 | 6 | 0.12 |
Dental Defects | 24 | 2 | 0.43 | 30 | 2 | 0.54 |
Speech Defects | 24 | 22 | 0.75 | 12 | 11 | 0.38 |
Heart and Circulation | 6 | 46 | 0. 85 | 29 | 71 | 1.68 |
Lungs | 37 | 77 | 1.87 | 51 | 52 | 1.73 |
Nervous System Disorders - | ||||||
Epilepsy | 2 | 7 | 0.15 | 2 | 5 | 0.12 |
Other | 6 | 6 | 0.20 | 5 | 10 | 0.25 |
Developmental - | ||||||
(a) Hernia | 5 | 5 | 0.16 | 2 | 2 | 0.07 |
(b) Other | 24 | 29 | 0.87 | 1 | 6 | 0.12 |
Psychological - | ||||||
(a) Development | 6 | 4 | 0.16 | 3 | 3 | 0.10 |
(b) Stability | 15 | 13 | 0.45 | 12 | 6 | 0.30 |
Deformities - | ||||||
Plat Feet | 80 | 57 | 2.25 | 71 | 47 | 1.91 |
Posture | 55 | 15 | 1.15 | 116 | 24 | 2.35 |
Others | 42 | 35 | 1.25 | 69 | 38 | 1.80 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 56 | 29 | 1.39 | 78 | 34 | 1.88 |
TOTALS | 803 | 534 | 936 | 509 | ||
Total Children Examined | 6099 | 5951 |