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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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WORK OF THE HEALTH VISITORS.
There are eight health visitors, two of whom assist at the clinics
only. The other six assist at medical inspections, visit the homes of
children suspected to be suffering from infectious disease or in order
to follow up defects found at medical inspections, etc. Each of these
health visitors has n district of her own, and therefore is well acquainted
with the schools, children and parents in her district.
The work of the health visitors is summarised in the following
table, with the exception of the clinic work.
TABLE E. xvi.
| Visits to Houses where the following Diseases have occurred. | School Cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 33 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 349 | 238 |
| Measles | 665 | 93 |
| German Measles | 40 | 5 |
| Mumps | 16g | 12 |
| Whooping Cough | 54 | 12 |
| Chicken Pox | 607 | 42 |
| Sore Throat | 658 | 451 |
| Ringworm (scalp) | 211 | 678 |
| ,, (body) | 129 | 211 |
| Verminous Heads | 11 | |
| Verminous Bodies | 17 | |
| Impetigo | 1558 | 2419 |
| Scabies | 387 | 767 |
| Infectious Eye Disease | 232 | 208 |
| Other Diseases | 2445 | 1207 |
| 7564 | 6380 | |
| Visits paid to Elementary Schools for Medical Inspection | 339 | - |
| Number of Children prepared for Medical Inspection:—Newly Inspected | 5792 | - |
| Re inspected | 773 | — |
| Specially Inspected | 181 | — |
| Other Visits to Elementary Schools | '7 5 | — |
| Home Visits arising out of Medical Inspection | 2116 | — |
| Home Visits for other information | 1020 | _ |
| Cultures taken | 1251 | — |