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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Forms from Head Teachers
The number of forms issued by Head Teachers for emergency
treatment was 2,074 compared with 2,674 in 1957.
X-Ray Examination
The number of cases referred for the above purpose was 396
compared with 431 in 1957. This includes 137 taken at Mayday
Hospital.
Orthodontic Treatment
The number of sessions devoted to this work was 446, compared
with 465 last year. Remarks concerning the more recent
developments in this section will be found earlier in this
Report.
The following is a summary of treatment performed:-
| 1958 | 1957 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultant D.O.s Total | ||||
| Cases commenced during the year | 203 | 80 | 283 | 342 |
| Cases carried forward from the | ||||
| previous year | 433 | 87 | 520 | 353 |
| Total | 636 | 167 | 803 | 695 |
| Cases completed during the year | 77 | 57 | 134 | 148 |
| Cases discontinued during the year | 94 | 26 | 120 | 65 |
| Pupils treated with appliances | 261 | 100 | 361 | 368 |
| Appliances - Removable | 313 | 118 | 431 | 421 |
| Fixed | 61 | 15 | 76 | 40 |
| Total Attendances | 3,327 | 1,582 | 4,909 | 4,840 |
| Cases treated by extraction only | 9 | 140 | 149 | 179 |
| Cases referred to Specialist for | ||||
| Consultation | 211 | - | 211 | 271 |
| Treatment Sessions | 313 | 133 | 446 | 465 |
Treatment of "Free-Place" Scholars
As previously stated, all children in the Borough Secondary
Technical Schools have now been included within the routine
scheme of treatment. Pupils previously attending Primary
Schools who enter certain "grant-aided" schools do however continue
to attend the school clinic for treatment.