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Croydon 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Number of children inspected (subsequent
inspections) 1,974
Number of children found unclean (first
inspection) (526 occasions of infestation) 303
Number of occasions in which children found
unclean (subsequent inspections) 144
At the primary inspections vermin were found in 25 and nits
alone in 501 children. On these inspections 0.9 per cent, of the
children showed evidence of infestation as against 1.8 in 1953.
57 children attended the Cleansing Station for treatment.
TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE
Contacts among school children kept under supervision during 1954:-
| Number of cases under observation at beginning of 1954 | 152 |
| Number of cases added during year | none |
| Number of cases discharged from observation during the year | 24 |
| Number of cases under observation at the end of 1954 | 128 |
| Number of cases of Notified Tuberculosis - | |
| Pulmonary | 9 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 4 |
Taking the total child population at 39,083, the pulmonary
tuberculosis incidence rate per 100,000 was 23.3, and the nonpulmonary
incidence rate 10.2. There were no deaths from tuberculosis.
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
Child population, 39,083.
Number of deaths 11, which is equal to a death-rate of 0.28 per 1,000.
| The deaths were due to: | |
| Acute Encephalitis | 1 |
| Cardiac Conditions | 4 |
| Chronic Nephritis | 2 |
| Schilder's Disease | 1 |
| Leukaemia | 1 |
| Tonsil and Adenoidectomy (Misadventure) | 1 |
| Road Accident | 1 |