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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 1963
[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, 1963
| Defects | Boys | Girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. requiring Treatment | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total Defects | No. requiring Treatment | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total Defect s | |
| Uncleanliness - | ||||||
| Head | ||||||
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 32 | 25 | 3.20 | 14 | 24 | 2.55 |
| Eye Disease - | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 236 | 200 | 24.48 | 120 | 313 | 29.06 |
| Squint | 23 | 7 | 1.68 | 29 | 8 | 2.48 |
| External Eye Trouble | 6 | 1 | 0.39 | 4 | 10 | 0.94 |
| Ear Disease - | ||||||
| Deafness | 64 | 80 | 8.09 | 53 | 64 | 7.85 |
| Otitis Media | 1 | 13 | 0.79 | 6 | 19 | 1.68 |
| Other Diseases | 5 | 10 | 0.84 | 4 | 5 | 0.60 |
| Nose and Throat | 53 | 169 | 12.47 | 57 | 153 | 14.10 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B. ) | 2 | 23 | 1.40 | 1 | 22 | 1.54 |
| Dental Defects | 55 | 4 | 3.31 | 36 | 8 | 2.95 |
| Speech Defects | 26 | 36 | 3.48 | 12 | 31 | 2.89 |
| Heart and Circulation | 11 | 30 | 2.30 | 22 | 29 | 3.42 |
| Lungs | 15 | 58 | 4.10 | 14 | 45 | 3.96 |
| Developmental - | ||||||
| (a) Hernia | 8 | 12 | 1.12 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 |
| (b) Other | 48 | 125 | 9.71 | 9 | 32 | 2.75 |
| Deformities - | ||||||
| Posture | 24 | 53 | 4.32 | 54 | 48 | 6.85 |
| Plat Feet | 37 | 55 | 5.17 | 27 | 34 | 4.09 |
| Others | 35 | 75 | 6.18 | 27 | 34 | 4.09 |
| Nervous System Disorders - | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.13 | ||
| Other | 6 | 11 | 0.95 | 6 | 8 | 0.94 |
| Psychological - | ||||||
| (a) Development | 7 | 10 | 0.95 | 3 | 10 | 0.87 |
| (b) Stability | 12 | 14 | 1.46 | 4 | 18 | 1.48 |
| Abdomen | 5 | 0.28 | 3 | 0.20 | ||
| Other Defects and Diseases | 15 | 43 | 3.26 | 26 | 39 | 4.36 |
| 721 | 1,060 | 529 | 961 | |||
| 5,963 | 6,843 | |||||