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Croydon 1969

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Table 3

RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1969

Defects	Boys			Girls
Defects	Number requiring Treatment	Number requiring Observation	Percentage of total Defects	Number requiring T reatment	Number requiring Observation	Percentage of total Defects
Uncleanliness -
Head/Body	1	12	0.2	4	6	0.2
Teeth	615	72	10.3	765	88	14.4
Skin	841	107	14.3	344	145	8.3
Eyes -
Defective Vision	792	628	21.3	814	718	25.8
Squint	126	18	2.2	122	12	2.3
External Eye Trouble	28	28	0.8	27	15	0.7
Ears -
Deafness	108	195	4.6	104	176	4.7
Otitis Media	45	116	2.4	45	143	3.2
Other Defects	6	31	0.6	14	24	0.6
Nose and Throat	186	494	10.2	165	417	9.8
Enlarged Cervical Glands	8	67	1.1	11	39	0.8
Speech	92	98	2.9	40	62	1.7
Heart and Circulation	49	114	2.4	42	107	2.5
Lungs	147	117	4.0	.64	75	2.3
Developmental -
Hernia	22	21	0.6	8	22	0.5
Other Defects	156	319	7.1	89	233	5.4
Deformities -
Posture	12	32	0.7	26	65	1.5
Flat Feet	56	138	2.9	29	71	1.7
Other	66	118	2.8	62	127	3.2
Nervous System -
Epilepsy	16	11	0.4	16	17	0.6
Other	45	49	1.4	34	46	1.4
Psychological -
Development	24	61	1.3	17	58	1.3
Stability	52	165	3.3	34	162	3.3
Abdomen	21	33	0.8	33	47	1.4
Other Defects	25	65	1.4	28	113	2.4
TOTAL DEFECTS	3,539	3,109		2,937	2,988

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Total Children Examined
9,373 Boys
9,005 Girl.