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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Defect or Disease | En t rant s up to 6 years | Inter-mediates 11 and 12 years | Leavers 14 and Orer | Other Ages | All Groups | |||||
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
Teeth | 1.6 | 2. 4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0. 4 | 0.6 | 1. 1 | 1. 5 | 1.0 | 1. 4 |
Skin | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0. 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Eyes - | ||||||||||
Vision | 5.0 | 6. 4 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 6. 3 | 6. 4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
Squint | 1. 1 | 1. 5 | 0. 1 | 0.4 | 0. 1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Other | 0.3 | - | - | 0. 4 | - | - | 0. 1 | 0. 2 | 0. 1 | 0. 1 |
Ears - | ||||||||||
Hearirg | 1. 5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0. 4 | 0. 1 | 0. 4 | 0. 7 | 0.6 | 0. 7 | 0. 6 |
Otitis Media | 0. 2 | 0. 2 | 0. 2 | - | 0. 2 | 0. 2 | 0. 3 | 0.5 | 0. 3 | 0.3 |
Other | - | 0. 1 | 0. 1 | 0. 2 | - | 0. 1 | - | - | - | 0. 1 |
Nose and Throat | 6.7 | 7.8 | 0. 5 | 1. 2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2. 5 | 2.9 | 2. 6 | 3. 2 |
Speech | 2.4 | 1. 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Cervical Glands | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0. 1 | - | . | 0. 1 | 0. 2 | 0. 2 | 0. 1 |
Heart and Circulation | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1. 1 | 0.9 | 1. 4 |
Lungs | 3.1 | 2. 2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0. 2 | 0.7 | 1. 5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
Developnent - | ||||||||||
Hernia | 0. 5 | - | 0. 2 | - | 0. 1 | 0. 1 | - | - | 0. 2 | - |
Other | 0.6 | - | 2.3 | - | 0. 4 | - | 2. 1 | 0. 4 | 1.3 | 0. 1 |
Orthopaedic - | ||||||||||
Posture | 1.0 | 0. 4 | 0.6 | 3. 3 | 0. 1 | 2. 5 | 1. 5 | 1. 6 | 0.9 | 1. 8 |
Plat Feet | 2. 3 | 1.6 | 4. 2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2. 2 | 1. 5 | 2. 2 | 1. 5 |
Other | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0. 5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1. 2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2. 1 |
Nervouns Diseases - | ||||||||||
Epilepsy | 0. 2 | 0. 2 | 0. 1 | 0.3 | - | 0. 1 | 0. 1 | 0. 1 | 0. 1 | 0. 2 |
Other | 0. 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0. 1 | - |
Psychological - | ||||||||||
Development | 0. 2 | 0. 1 | - | 0.1 | - | 0.3 | 0. 1 | 0. 1 | 0. 1 | 0. 2 |
Stability | 0. 5 | 0.6 | 0. 2 | 0. 1 | 0. 1 | 0.4 | 0. 5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0. 4 |
Dull and Backward | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0. 1 | 0. 2 | 0. 1 | 0. 1 |
Other Defects | 1. 5 | 1.4 | 0. 2 | 2.9 | 0. 1 | 2.0 | 1. 4 | 1. 2 | 0.9 | 1.7 |