Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TREATMENT.
The Work of the School Clinics.
1949 | 1948 | Increase or Decrease | |
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Minor Ailments Clinic | 18162 | 20331 | — 2169 |
Inspection Clinic | 4625 | 4033 | + 592 |
Dental Clinics | 23580 | 20035 | + 3545 |
Orthopaedic Clinic | 461 | 542 | — 81 |
Remedial Exercises Clinic | 8606 | 9270 | — 664 |
Nose and Throat Clinic | 2350 | 4002 | — 1652 |
Rheumatism Clinic | 129 | 58 | + 71 |
57913 | 58271 | — 358 |
At the Lodge Road Clinic 1,754 defects involved 11,228 attendances, while at the subsidiary Clinics held at 206, Selhurst Road on five days weekly, 424 defects, 2,744 attendances, and at the Duppas School 676 defects, 4,190 attendances.
Complaint | 1949 | 1948 | ||||
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Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case | Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case | |
Ringworm | 33 | 204 | 6.2 | 33 | 258 | 7.8 |
Scabies | 28 | 96 | 3.4 | 53 | 206 | 3.9 |
Impetigo | 77 | 559 | 7.3 | 151 | 1164 | 7.7 |
Other Skin Diseases | 80 | 494 | 6.2 | 92 | 580 | 6.3 |
Otorrhoea and other Ear defects | 253 | 1443 | 5.7 | 318 | 2076 | 6.5 |
External Eye Disease | 264 | 1164 | 4.4 | 371 | 1438 | 3.9 |
Miscellaneous | 2119 | 14202 | 6.7 | 2314 | 9807 | 4.2 |
2854 | 18162 | 6.4 | 3332 | 15529 | 4.7 |
Adenoids and Enlarged Tonsils.
During 1949, 683 children were operated upon for adenoids
and enlarged tonsils, and 2,350 attendances were made at the
Throat Clinic.