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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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FOLLOWING UP
School Visits.
The following Table summarises the visits paid by the Health Visitors, etc., in connection with these duties:
| Visits to Schools re Cleanliness | 43 |
| Total Visits to School Departments re Cleanliness | 301 |
| Number of children inspected for Cleanliness (first inspection) | 32,094 |
| Number of children inspected (subsequent inspections) | 1,095 |
| ITunber of children found unclean (first inspection) (1,201 occasions of infestation) | 928 |
| Number of occasions in which children found unclean (subsequent inspections) | 471 |
| In addition, 933 "otter visits" to schools were ma de. | |
| Home Visits. | |
| Concerning defects found at routine medical inspections | |
| Subsequent visits re defects found at routine medical inspections | |
| Visits re special cases | 750 |
| Visits to dental cases | 440 |
| Visits in connection with infectious cases and other visits (including 370 visits concerning uncleanliness | 9,241 |
TREATMENT The work of the School Clinics
Su mmary of Attendances.
| 1940 | 1939 | Decrease | |
| Minor Ailments Clinics | 5,220 | 14,544 | 9,324 |
| Inspection Clinic | 2,779 | 1,577 | |
| Dental Clinics | 12,591 | 15,022 | 2,431 |
| Ophthalmic Clinic | 1,920 | 3,207 | 1,287 |
| Orthopaedic Clinic | 651 | 852 | |
| Remedial Exercises Clinic | 1,269 | 5,483 | 4,214 |
| Hose and Throat Clinic | 151 | 774 | 623 |
| Rheumatism Clinic | 173 | 315 | 142 |
| TOTALS | 23,177 | 42,976 | 19,799 |
The Mirer Ailments Clinic.
At the Lodge Road Clinic, 696 children made 2526 attendances,while at
the subsidiary Clinics ha Id. at 206, Se]hurst Road on five days weekly,324
children nade 1,921 attendances, and at the Duppas School 194 children nade
773 attendances.
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