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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table V
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1964 (Percentages of Children Examined)
| Defect or Disease | Entrants | Intermediates | Entrants to Secondary School | Final Leavers | All Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teeth | 9.6 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 5.4 | |
| Skin | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Eyes -Vision | 9.1 | 10.5 | 16.4 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 21.4 | 14.7 | 15.7 |
| Squint | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Other | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Ears -Hearing | 6.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Otitis Media | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Other | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Nose and Throat | 15.0 | 15.4 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.8 |
| Speech | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Cervical Glands | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Heart and Circulation | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Lungs | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Development -Hernia | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Other | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| Orthopaedic -Posture | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Plat Feet | 4.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| Other | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 3. 2 | 3.1 |
| Nervous Diseases -Epilepsy | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Other | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Psychological -Development | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | - | - | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Stability | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Dull and Backward | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Abdomen | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Other Defects | 4.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |