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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL

CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL

ConditionExclusions during 1952Percentage of total exclusionsExclusions during 1951Percentage 'of total exclusions
Ringworm120.51140.39
Verminous Conditions1104.631213.36
Impetigo230.97320.89
Scabies——80.22
Scarlet Fever29012.222717.53
Measles (inc. German)72330.45120433.44
Diphtheria—_——
Whooping Cough2118.882336.47
Chicken Pox53422.4997126.97
Mumps31413.2363517.63
External Eye Disease100.42200.55
Sore Throat20.0840.11
Other Causes1456.11882.44
Total2374—3601—

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The figures for exclusions are not related in any way to
figures obtained in routine medical inspections.
These figures show a slight increase in Scarlet Fever a
Other Causes, whilst the remainder all show a decrease.

Table: School Visits.

School Visits.

Visits to School Departments re Cleanliness720
Visits re Scabies1
Visits re Infectious Disease81
Visits re Medical Inspections750
All other reasons884

Table: Home Visits.

Home Visits.

Concerning defects found at routine medical inspections1,864
Subsequent visits re defects found at routine medical inspections576
Visits re special cases824
Visits to dental cases22
Visits other than infectious cases1,139
Visits in connection with infectious cases (including 405 visits concerning uncleanliness)4,504