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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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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.
| Complaint. | Cases | 1941 Attendances . | Aver.No. of Attendances per case. | Cases. | 1939 Attendances. | Aver.No. of Attendanccs per case. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringworm of Scalp | 5 | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 142 | 7.4.2 |
| ,, ,, Body | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 18 | 74 | 4.1 |
| Scabies | 121 | 455 | 3. 8 | 71 | 321 | 4.5 |
| Impetigo | 121 | 5C3 | 4.8 | 95 | 831 | 8.7 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 59 | 170 | 2.9 | 61 | 240 | 3.9 |
| Otorrhoea and other Ear defects | 137 | 631 | 4.6 | 101 | 1,460 | 0.1 |
| External Eye Disease | 184 | 775 | 4.2 | 480 | 5,604 | 11.8 |
| Miscellaneous | 5182 | 2,557 | 4.4 | 1,577 | 5,792 | 3.7 |
| 1 | ,214 | 5,220 | 4.3 | 2,493 | 14,544 | 5.8 |
Adenoids and Enlarged Tonsils
During 1340, 19 cases of tonsils only, 5 vases of adenoids only and 01
cases of adenoids and enlarged tonsils, a total of 105 cases, were recommended
for treatment end 70 children were operated upon. This Clinic ceasod
functioning early in the year and has not yet recommenood
44 wore operated upon in Meyday Hospital. These were children over the
age of 12 years, or for whom the parents had expressly desired the operation
done in the hospital.
Treatment of Visual Defects
| Number of defects dea1th with | Spectacles prescribed | I Spectacles Obtained. | ||||||
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Other rise | Total | Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Under the Authority's j Scheme. | Otherwise : | |
| Errors of Refraction | 614 | – | 614 | 308 | – | 366 | - | |
This Clinic showed a decrease upon 1939 in numbers submitted to refraction. A total
of 1920 attendances was recorded.
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