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 4
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1965 (Percentages of Children Examined)
Defect or Disease | Entrants | Intermediates | Entrants to Secondary School | Final Leavers | All Groups | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
Teeth | 6.7 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
Skin | 2. 2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 4.2 |
Eyes- | ||||||||||
Vision | 13.4 | 15.2 | 15. 2 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 22.1 | 15.9 | 18.5 |
Squint | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Other | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1. 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Ears- | ||||||||||
Hearing | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
Otitis Media | 2. 2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0. 2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Other | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Nose and Throat | 12.9 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 5.9 |
Speech | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Cervical Glands | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Heart and Circulation | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Lungs | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
Development- | ||||||||||
Hernia | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0. 2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Other | 5.5 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 1. 4 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
Orthopaedic | ||||||||||
Posture | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
Flat Feet | 4.8 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
Other | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
Nervous Diseases- | ||||||||||
Epilepsy | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Other | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Psychological- | ||||||||||
Development | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
Stability | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
Dull and Backward | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
Abdomen | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Other Defects | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 |