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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Live Births. | Still Births. | Total. |
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Year | Births (Live and Still) | Maternal Deaths | Maternal Mortality Kate | Infant Mortality Rate |
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Percentage Deaths under 1 year per Total Infantile Deaths. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births | |||
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1950 | 1951 | 1950 | 1951 |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1st day. | 2nd day. | 3rd day. | 4th day. | 5th day. | 6th day. | 7th day. | lst-2nd week. | 2nd-3rd week. | 3rd-4th week. | Under 1 month. | 1-2 months. | 2-3 months. | 3-4 months. | 4-5 months. | 5-6 months. | 6-7 months. | 7-8 months. | 8-9 months. | 9-10 months. | 10-11 months. | 11-12 months. | total. |
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wards. | Estimated Population. | Births. | Deaths. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | Death Rate from Six Zymotic Diseases (excluding Diarrhoea) | Death Rate from Diarrhoea. | Death Rate from Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Death Rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Death Rate from Heart and Circulation Diseases. | Death Rate from Cancer. | Natural Increase or Decrease of Population. |
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Sex | 0 - | 1 - | 5 - | 15 - | 25 - | 45 - | 65 - | 75 - | Total |
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Age period | Male | Female | Total |
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Site | Male | Female | Total | Percentage of Total |
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Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in the whole District. | Total cases notified in each Ward. | Sex Distribution of Notified Cases. 1951. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At ages—years. | Upper Norwood. | Norbury. | West Thornton. | Bensham Manor. | Thornton Heath. | South Norwood. | Woodside. | East. | Addiscombe. | Whitehorse Manor. | Broad Green. | Central. | Waddon. | South. | Addington. | Shirley | |||||||||
Under 1 year. | 1—4. | 5—14. | 15—24. | 25—44. | 45—64. | 65 and up. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
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Tuberculosis (All Forms) 0-15 years All ages | Tuberculosis (All Forms) 0-15 years All ages |
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Age Periods | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total (all ages) |
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Source of Information | Number cf cases in age Groups | ||||||||||||||||
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0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— | Total |
RESPIRATORY. | NON-RESPIRATORY. | Total Cases. | ||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Year | 0-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | over 65 | TOTAL |
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Totals | ||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Ttls. |
Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Totals | |||||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Name of County or County Borough (or Country the case of persons residing elsewhere than in England and and Wales) to be inserted in these headings | Croydon | Surrey | Kent | London | Total |
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*Coldharbour House. | White-horse Road. | †Mayday Road. | Morland Road. | Ritchie Road. | New Addington. | Euston Road. | Bersham Grove. |
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Bensham Manor, Monday, a.m. | Bensham Manor, Monday, p.m. | Boston Road, Thursday, p.m. | Brighton Road, Wednesday, p.m. | East Croydon Tuesday, p.m. | East Croydon, Friday, p.m. | Monks Hill, Tuesday, p.m. | Municipal Monday, p.m. | Municipal, Thursday, a.m. | Municipal, Thursday, p.m. | New Addington, Wednesday a.m. | New Addington, Wednesday, p.m. | Norbury, Wednesday, a m. | Norbury, Wednesday, p.m | St. Albans, Wednesday, p.m. | St. Albans, Friday, p.m. | St. Andrews, Monday, p.m. | St. Judes Hall, Tuesday, a.m. | St. Judes Hall, Tuesday, p.m. | St. Oswald, Thursday, a.m. | St. Oswalds, Thursday, p.m. | Selhurst, Wednesday, p.m. | Shirley, Thursday, p.m. | South Croydon, Thursday, p.m. | South Norwood, Tuesday, p.m. | South Norwood, Friday, p.m | Spring Park Monday, p.m. | Upper Norwood, Monday, p.m. | Waddon, Wednesday, p.m. | West Croydon, Friday, p.m. | Woodside, Friday a.m. | Woodside, Friday, p.m. | Total, 1951 | Total, 1950 |
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Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Total. | Young Children. |
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Examined. | Needing Treatment. | Treated. | Made Dentally Fit. |
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Extractions. | Anaesthetics. | Fillings. | Scalings or Scaling and gum treatment. | Silver Nitrate treatment. | Dressings. | Radio graphs | Dentures provided. | |||
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Local | General. | Complete. | Partial. |
Midwife | Mileage | Deliveries | Midwifery | Maternity | Gas and Air | Ante-Natal Visits | Post-Natal Visits | Bookings | Office Booking | Home Visits | ||||
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Normal | Abnormal | Normal | Abnormal | Midwives | Pupils | Midwives | Pupils |
Visits Re | Ashe Left, 31/5/51 | Baker | Beaumont Left 21/4/51 | E. Biggs | H. Biggs Left 30/6/51 | Bird | Blest | Devaney | Early | Eldridge | Elliott | Emms Comm. 13/8/51 | Griggs | Hall | Hinton | Johns | Lucey | Morton Comm. 1/6/51 | Munroe Left 19/5/51 | Partridge | Rawlings Comm. 7/5/51 | Teasdale Left 31/5/51 | Theison | Thompson | Toneri | Toripet Comm. 1/6/51 | Vince | Warman | Webb | Wcller | Weston | Wilson | Wybrew | Total, 1951 | Total, 1950 |
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Year | New Cases | Completed Treatment | Failed to attend for completion of Course | Reinforcing Injections |
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Year | School | Pre-school | ||
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Total | Per cent. | Total | Per cent. |
Under 1 year of age | 1—4 | 5—14 | 15 or over | Total |
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Previous Year 1950 |
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1950 | 1951 |
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1951 |
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1950 | 1951 |
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Receipts. | Expenditure. | |||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Prosecutions. | |
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Found. | Remedied. |
Nature of Work. | Number Employed. | Outwork in Infected Premises. | Outwork in Unsatisfactory Premises. | Remarks. |
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Articles. | Weight in lbs. | ||
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Diseased. | Unsound. | Total. |
Cattle excluding Cows. | Cows. | Calves. | Sheep and Lambs. | Goats. | Pigs. | Total. |
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Cattle excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | Goats |
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Tuberculin-Tested Milk. | Methylene Blue Test. | |
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No. Samples Taken. | Not Satisfied. | Satisfied. |
No. Samples Taken. | Methylene Blue Test. | Phosphatase Test. | ||
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Not Satisfied. | Satisfied. | Not Satisfied. | Satisfied. |
No. Samples Taken. | Turbidity Test. | |
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Not Satisfied. | Satisfied. |
Grade. | No. of Samples. |
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Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Convictions |
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Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Convictions |
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Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Convictions |
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Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Convictions |
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8.3 | 8.4 | 8.45 | 8.5* | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
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2.7 | 3.0* | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.45 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3-9 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
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8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
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1.89 | 3.44 | 3.75 | 3.95 | 4.0* | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration or Deficiency | Action Taken |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration or Deficiency | Action Taken |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration or Deficiency | Action Taken |
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Number of Homes. | Number of Beds provided for | |||
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Maternity. | Others. | Total. |
Number registered at 31-12-5. | Number of children provided for |
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Aircraft | British Passengers | Alien Passengers |
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Clinic | Address |
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School | Average No. on Registers | Average Attendance | Average Attendance per cent. | Average Attendance 1950 per cent. |
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School | Average No. on Registers | Average Attendance | Average Attendance per cent. | Average Attendance 1950 per cent. |
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School | Average No. on Registers | Average Attendance | Average Attendance per cent. | Average Attendance 1950 per cent. |
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Entrants | Intermediate | Leavers | Other | Ages | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
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Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | ||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Age. | Number Examined 1951 | Average Height in inches. | Average Weight in lbs. | ||||||||
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1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1939 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1939 |
Defects | Boys | Girls | ||||
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No. requiring Treatment | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total Examined | No. requiring Treatment | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total Examined |
Extent of Detect | Intermediate | Leavers | Other Ages | Total | ||||||||||
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | % | % |
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Condition | Entrants | Intermediates | Leavers | Other Ages 8 to 9 years | All Groups | |||||
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
1951 | 1950 | Increase or Decrease |
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Complaint | 1951 | 1950 | ||||
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Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case | Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case |
Name of School. | School Population. | Measles. | German Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Mumps. | Scabies. | Impetigo. | Ringworm | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever | Dysentery_ | Poliomyelitis. | laurdice. | Conjunctivitis. | Sore Throat. | Indefinite Sickness, | Paratyphoid | Erycipelas | Vermin | Meningococcal | Total | ||
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Body | Scalp |
Condition | Exclusions during 1951 | Percentage of total exclusions | Exclusions during 1950 | Percentage of total exclusions |
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Number of defects dealt with. | Spectacles prescribed | ||||||||
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Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. |
Year. | Estimated Increase in School Population. | Total. | Probable Increase in Dental Officers Required |
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1951. | 1950. | 1949. | 1943. | 1937. |
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1951 | 1950 |
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1951 | 1950 |
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1951 | 1950 |
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1951 | 1950 |
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1951 | 1950 |
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1951 | 1950 |
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Year 1951 | Year 1950 |
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Year 1951 | Year 1950 |
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Cases on Hooks | |||
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Jan. 1st, 1951. | New Cases. | Cases Discharged. | 31st Dec., 1951. |
1951. | 1950. | |||||
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Attendances. | Sessions. | Av. attn. | Attendances. | Sessions. | Av. attn. |
1947. | 1948. | 1949. | 1950. | 1951 |
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Primary. | Re-examinations. |
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1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |||||||
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Prim. | "Re's. | Ttl. | Prim. | Re's. | Ttl. | Prim. | Re's. | Ttl. |
Girls | Boys | Total |
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Girls | Boys | Total |
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Girls | Boys |
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Blind | Partially Sighted | Deaf | Partially Deaf | Delicate | Physically Handicapped | Educationally Sub-normal | Maladjusted | Epiletic | Total |
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1951. | 1950. | 1949. | 1948. | 1947. |
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Boys. | Girls. |
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Group | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Table HA. | Total individual pupils. |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections* | ||
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No. of defects | No. of defects | ||||
Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Age Groups | Number of Pupils Inspected | A. (Good) | B. (Fair) | C. (Poor) | |||
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No. | % of col. 2 | No. | % of col. 2 | No. | % of col. 2 |
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year. | ||
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
Number of cases dealt with. | ||
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
Number of cases treated. | ||
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
Number of cases treated. | ||
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In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics. | Elsewhere |
Number of cases treated. | ||
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
Number of cases treated. | ||
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
Year 1950. | Year 1951. |
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Year 1950. | Year 1951. |
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DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections. Number of defects. | Special Inspections Number of defects. | ||
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Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |