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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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| Condition. | Exclusions during 193a. | Percentage of total exclusions | Exclusions during 1932. | Percentage of total exclusions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringworm — Head | 11 | 0.26 | 11 | 0.24 |
| ,, Body | 23 | 0.54 | 35 | 0.76 |
| Verminous Conditions | 542 | 12.71 | 448 | 9.5 |
| Impetigo | 230 | 5.39 | 306 | 6.52 |
| Scabies | 49 | 1.15 | 44 | 0.94 |
| Scarlet Fever | 282 | 6.61 | 227 | 4 .84 |
| Measles | 1215 | 28.49 | 1679 | 35.80 |
| Diphtheria | 115 | 2.70 | 62 | 1.32 |
| Whooping Cough | 404 | 9.47 | 575 | 12.26 |
| Chicken Pox | 870 | 20.40 | 550 | 11.73 |
| Mumps | 66 | 1.55 | 49 | 1.05 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms | 37 | 0.87 | 43 | 0.91 |
| External Eye Disease | 14 | 0.33 | 33 | 0.70 |
| Sore Throat | 203 | 4.76 | 209 | 4 .46 |
| Other Causes | 204 | 4.78 | 419 | 8.93 |
| 4265 | ... | 4690 | ... |
There were 425 less children excluded from school on account
of various illnesses than in 1932.
The chief causes of exclusion were Infectious Diseases, 69.0
per cent. Exclusions on account of verminous conditions were
higher than in 1932 or 1931, and constituted 12.71 per cent. of
the total exclusions.
The health visitors examined 66,758 children in the schools
in connection with the personal cleanliness of the scholars.
Impetigo was less prevalent than in 1932.
CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE.
Taking the school population as 28,241, the death-rate per
1,000 in school children was 2.3. There were two deaths from
Measles, compared with one death in 1932.
There were 65 deaths in children of school age; those caused
by Infectious Diseases, 9; Pneumonia, 6; Tuberculosis, 6;
Disease of the Digestive System, 4; other causes, 40. In the
Infectious Diseases group the causes were Diphtheria 7 and
Measles 2. Among "other causes" of death were violent deaths
(accidents), 7; organic heart disease, 10; and appendicitis and
peritonitis, 7.