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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table IX.
| Defects. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred for Observation. | Percentage of total Examined. | No. requiring Treatment. | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total | |
| Malnutrition | 26 | 36 | 1.88 | 19 | 30 | 1.60 |
| Uncleanliness— | ||||||
| Head | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 0.03 |
| Body | ||||||
| Skin Disease | 4 | 2 | 0.18 | 8 | 8 | 0.52 |
| Eye Diseases— | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 146 | 8 | 4.67 | 111 | 7 | 3.86 |
| Squint | 42 | 9 | 1.55 | 25 | 11 | 1.11 |
| External Eye Trouble | 6 | 2 | 0.24 | 3 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Ear Diseases— | ||||||
| Deafness | 2 | ... | 0 06 | 3 | ... | 0.10 |
| Otitis Media | 2 | ... | 006 | 5 | ... | 0.16 |
| Other Diseases | ... | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 40 | 86 | 3.82 | 38 | 112 | 4.91 |
| Adenoids only | 13 | 19 | 0.97 | 12 | 9 | 0.29 |
| Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids | 103 | 84 | 5.87 | 97 | 92 | 5.19 |
| Other Conditions | 14 | 5 | 0.58 | 11 | 1 | 0.39 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (not t.B.) | 3 | 8 | 0.33 | 1 | 5 | 0.20 |
| Dental Defects | 29 | ... | 0.88 | 53 | 4 | 1.87 |
| Speech Defects | 12 | 10 | 0.67 | 2 | 1 | 0.10 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
| Organic | 5 | 23 | 0.85 | 8 | 32 | 1.31 |
| Functional | 1 | 33 | 1.03 | 1 | 40 | 1.34 |
| Anæmia | 5 | 13 | 0.55 | 1 | 9 | 0.33 |
| Bronchitis | 10 | 25 | 1.06 | 8 | 24 | 1.05 |
| Other Non T.B. | 1 | 12 | 039 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 4 | 9 | 0.39 | 2 | 11 | 0.42 |
| Other Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 0.03 |
| Nervous System Disorders (including Epilepsy, Chorea, etc.) | 4 | 10 | 0.42 | 5 | 6 | 0.36 |
| Deformities — | ||||||
| Rickets | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | ... | 1 | 0.03 |
| Spinal Curvature | 34 | 20 | 1.64 | 33 | 27 | 1.96 |
| Others | 33 | 4 | 1.12 | 32 | 14 | 1.51 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 12 | 58 | 2.12 | 18 | 51 | 2.26 |
| Totals | 552 | 479 | 31.26 | 500 | 498 | 32.68 |
| Total Children Examined | - 3998 | 3054 | ||||