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
Defects | Entrants | Inter-mediates | Entrants to High Schools | Final Leavers | All Groups | |||||
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
Teeth | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 9.6 |
Skin | 4.2 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 1 1.4 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 5.9 |
Eyes - | ||||||||||
Vision | 15.4 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 21.4 | 1 6.9 | 22.0 | 17.5 | 24.8 | 17.3 | 20.6 |
Squint | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Other | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Ears - | ||||||||||
Hearing | 5.3 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Otitis Media | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Other | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Nose and Throat | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 1 .4 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
Speech | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
Cervical Glands | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Heart and Circulation | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Lungs | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
Developmental - | ||||||||||
Hernia | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Other | 6.4 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 2.9 |
Orthopaedic - | ||||||||||
Posture | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Flat Feet | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Other | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
Nervous System - | ||||||||||
Epilepsy | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Other | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
Psychological - | ||||||||||
Development | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Stability | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Abdomen | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Other Defects | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 |