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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SCHOOL CLINICS
| Name. | Purpose. | Where held. | Times. |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSPECTION | Special examination of cases referred by teachers, school attendance officers and school nurses and on application of parents. | Municipal Clinic, Lodge Road. | Wed. and Sat., 9 a.m. |
| MINOR AILMENTS | Treatment of Minor Diseases of Skin, etc. | Lodge Road Selhurst Road. | Daily, 9 a.m. Mon., Wed. and Fri., 9 a.m. |
| OPHTHALMIC | Treatment of Visual Defects. | Lodge Road. | Tues. and Fri., 9 a.m. |
| DENTAL | Dental Treatment. | Lodge Road and Selhurst Road. | Daily, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. |
| EAR | Treatment of Chronic Ear Discharge. | Lodge Road. | Alternate Tues., 2 p.m. |
| DEFECTIVE CHILDREN | Examination | Town Hall. | As required. |
| X-RAY | Treatment of Ringworm- | Dr. Greig's Surgery. | By appointment. |
| ORTHOPÆDIC | Treatment of Crippling Defects. | General Hospital. | Thurs., 10 a.m. |
| THROAT | Operative Treatment of Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | do. | Mon. and Wed., 2 p.m. |
| SYNTHETIC SUNLIGHT | Treatment ot Rickets, etc. | do. | Tues., 2 p.m. & Fri., 9 a.m. |
| REMEDIAL EXERCISES | Treatment of Deformities. | St. Andrew's Hall, Pump Pail. | Daily. |
| CLEANSING STATION | Treatment of Scabies and Cleansing of Verminous Cases. | Factory Lane. | Arranged as required. |
| TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY | Treatment of Tuberculosis and Examination of Contacts. | 13, Katharine Street. | Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat., a.m. |
| RHEUMATISM | Examination | Lodge Road | Alternate Thurs., 9 a.m. |