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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 1954

[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 1954Percentage of total exc1usionsExclusions during 1953Percentage of total exclusions
Ringworm50.3660.24
Verminous Conditions745.30953.81
Impetigo423.00210.84
Scabies-—10.04
Scarlet Fever31322.3929511.86
Measles (inc. German)181.2996938.95
Diphtheria—-—-
Whooping Cough17512.521917.68
Chicken Pox48134.4158823.63
Mumps19614.022389.57
External Eye Disease10.07150.60
Poliomyelitis20. 1490.38
Dysentery775.51461.85
Sore Throat20.14--
Other Cause120.86140.56
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The figures for exclusions are not related in any way to the
figures obtained in routine medical inspections.

Table: These figures show an increase in Impetigo. Scarlet Fever and Dysentery, whilst the remainder all show a decrease.

These figures show an increase in Impetigo. Scarlet Fever and Dysentery, whilst the remainder all show a decrease.

School Visits
Visits to School Departments re Cleanliness459
Visits re Scabies-
Visits re Infectious Disease48
Visits re Medical Inspections646
Visits re Medical Preparations652
All other reasons585
Home Visits
Concerning defects found at routine medical inspections1,273
Subsequent visits re defects found at routine medical inspections282
Visits re special cases274
Visits re dental cases14
Visits other than infectious cases1,037
Visits in connection with infectious cases (including 276 visits concerning uncleanliness)2,014