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 3
Defects | Boys | Girls | ||||
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Number requiring Treatment | Number requiring Observation | Percentage of total Defects | Number requiring Treatment | Number requiring Observation | Percentage of total Defects | |
Uncleanliness -Head/Body | 2 | 11 | 0.2 | 10 | 8 | 0.3 |
Teeth | 586 | 92 | 10.5 | 764 | 91 | 14.0 |
Skin | 599 | 156 | 11.7 | 375 | 155 | 8.7 |
Eyes - | ||||||
Defective Vision | 823 | 812 | 25.1 | 930 | 920 | 30.2 |
Squint | 135 | 20 | 2.4 | 125 | 30 | 2.5 |
External Eye Trouble | 20 | 28 | 0.7 | 24 | 29 | 0.9 |
Ears - | ||||||
Deafness | 113 | 163 | 4.3 | 92 | 184 | 4.5 |
Otitis Media | 50 | 70 | 1.9 | 57 | 95 | 2.5 |
Other Defects | 7 | 21 | 0.4 | 8 | 20 | 0.5 |
Nose and Throat | 164 | 337 | 7.7 | 154 | 302 | 7.5 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands | 7 | 81 | 1 .4 | 7 | 71 | 1.3 |
Speech | 75 | 90 | 2.5 | 50 | 46 | 1.6 |
Heart and Circulation | 101 | 46 | 2.3 | 76 | 64 | 2.3 |
Lungs | 149 | 109 | 3.9 | 69 | 75 | 2.4 |
Developmental - | ||||||
Hernia | 25 | 22 | 0.7 | 17 | 16 | 0.5 |
Other Defects | 186 | 352 | 8.5 | 56 | 204 | 4.3 |
Deformities - | ||||||
Posture | 17 | 32 | 0.8 | 19 | 45 | 1.0 |
Flat Feet | 49 | 121 | 2.7 | 32 | 102 | 2.2 |
Other | 66 | 107 | 2.7 | 73 | 132 | 3.4 |
Nervous System - | ||||||
Epilepsy | 23 | 22 | 0.7 | 14 | 11 | 0.4 |
Other | 60 | 121 | 2.8 | 35 | 70 | 1.7 |
Psychological - | ||||||
Development | 14 | 63 | 1.2 | 20 | 47 | 1.1 |
Stability | 35 | 112 | 2.3 | 26 | 92 | 1.9 |
Abdomen | 35 | 33 | 1.0 | 42 | 37 | 1.3 |
Other Defects | 25 | 80 | 1.6 | 59 | 127 | 3.0 |
TOTAL DEFECTS | 3,366 | 3,101 | 3,134 | 2,973 |
Total Children Examined -
9,452 Boys
8,943 Girls