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Croydon 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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93
NUMBER OF CHILDREN REFERRED FOR SUBSEQUENT
EXAMINATION.—Of the total 3,659 children inspected 1,405 were
found to require further examination. In most instances this referred
to the necessity for examining the particular children on a subsequent
visit to the school in order that it might be ascertained if the defect
found had received attention or the need for treatment become more
urgent. In other instances subsequent fuller examinations at the
Town Hall were arranged, but the exact proportion of these examinations
cannot be given for 1908 as the notes have not been kept
separate from those relating to other children seen on Wednesday
and Saturday mornings at the central offices.

Table: ADVICE TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN.—Apart from the work of the Ophthalmic Surgeon, I find that at the general inspections, advice was tendered in respect to 2322 children who were found to be suffering from defects, which are classified under the following headings :—

ADVICE TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN.—Apart from the work of the Ophthalmic Surgeon, I find that at the general inspections, advice was tendered in respect to 2322 children who were found to be suffering from defects, which are classified under the following headings :—

Unclean liness469
Verminous conditions56
Defective Clothing128
„ Footgear166
Poor Nutrition54
Diseases of the Eye199
„ „ Throat and Nose1003
„ Ear79
Deformities71
Heart Disease (permanent and temporary)57
Lung Disease77
Communicable Diseases60
Teeth—Urgently needing treatment180
Other defects of the teeth2235
Sundry defects571
5205