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Croydon 1966

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Table 3

RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1966.

Defects	Boys			Girls
Defects	Number requiring Treatment	Number referred for Observation	Percentage of total Defects	Number requiring Treatment	Number referred for Observation	Percentage of total Defects
Uncleanliness -Head/Body	3	4	0.1	2	5	0.1
Skin Disease	953	194	15.7	367	128	7.8
Eye Disease -Defective Vision	902	710	22.0	978	654	25.4
Squint	85	28	1.5	119	22	2.2
External Eye Trouble	36	35	1.0	103	63	2.6
Ear Disease Deafness	117	157	3.8	109	176	4.5
Otitis Media	34	78	1.5	46	83	2.0
Other Diseases	17	34	0.7	16	27	0.7
Nose and Throat	162	446	8.3	161	361	8.2
Enlarged Cervical Glands (not T.B.)	15	101	1.6	8	44	0.8
Dental Defects	491	86	7.9	573	48	9.7
Speech Defects	96	103	2.7	54	47	1.6
Heart and Circulation	44	158	2.8	61	176	3.7
Lungs	76	135	2.9	62	122	2.9
Developmental -(a) Hernia	32	45	1.1	9	14	0.4
(b) Other	140	431	7.8	151	209	5.6
Deformities -Posture	26	66	1.3	88	151	3.7
Flat Feet	109	237	4.7	69	182	3.9
Others	103	164	3.6	103	201	4.9
Nervous System Disorders -Epilepsy	13	11	0.3	14	12	0.4
Other	36	58	1.3	29	42	1.1
Psychological -(a) Development	19	78	1.3	15	69	1.3
(b) Stability	55	153	2.8	35	102	2.1
Abdomen	12	71	1.1	30	64	1.5
Other Defects and Diseases	45	115	2.2	56	126	2.9
TOTALS	3,621	3,698		3,258	3,128
Total Children Examined	8,655 Boys			8,622 Girls