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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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school nurses carries on other health visiting work, and has a district
of her own in which she is well acquainted with the schools, children
and parents.
The parents of those defective children whom the Medical Inspector
considers require treatment or observation are visited at their homes
by the School Nurses within a few days of the inspection at which the
defects were observed, with a view to encouraging the parents to obtain
the appropriate medical advice or treatment either from private medical
practitioners, hospitals, or at the different treatment clinics established
by the Education Committee in the Borough.
The work of the district school nurses is summarised in the following table:—
| Visits to Houses where the following Diseases have occurred. | School cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Visits | Subsequent Visits. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 76 | 75 |
| Diphtheria | 381 | 468 |
| Measles | 1497 | 136 |
| German Measles | 57 | 4 |
| Mumps | 394 | 108 |
| Whooping Cough | 296 | 120 |
| Chicken Pox | 450 | 81 |
| Sore Throat | 691 | 472 |
| Ringworm (scalp) | 144 | 613 |
| „ (body) | 118 | 214 |
| Verminous Heads | 26 | 15 |
| Verminous Bodies | 29 | 48 |
| Impetigo | 1491 | 2249 |
| Scabies | 165 | 529 |
| Infectious Eye Disease | 131 | 269 |
| Other Diseases | 2241 | 1238 |
| Visits paid to Elementary Schools for Medica: | 8187 | 6639 |
| Inspection | 510 | — |
| Number of Children prepared for Medical Inspection :—Newly Inspected | 6747 | - |
| Re-inspected | 466 | — |
| Specially Inspected | I I70 | — |
| Other Visits to Elementary Schools | 157 | 7 |
| Home Visits arising out of Medical Inspection | 2280 | 1108 |
| Home Visits for other information | 997 | 407 |
| Cultures taken | 1437 | 45 |
8. MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Minor Ailments.
There is one clinic at 228, London Road available for the
treatment of minor ailments. It is open daily. One of the
medical staff is present thrice weekly to direct treatment and to make
special examinations. A nurse is in attendance every day to carry out
the treatment