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Croydon 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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PART 3

TABLE A.-EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint78
Errors of Refraction (including squint)1.711
Total1,789
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed1.198
TABLE B. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR. NOSE AND THROAT
Received operative treatmentNumber of cases known to hare been dealt with
(a) for diseases of the ear-
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis290
(c) for other nose and throat conditions-
Received other forms of treatment Ear (Minor Ailments Clinic)24
Total .
314
Total number of pupils In schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids
(a) in 19589
(b) In previous years22
TABLE C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
Number of cases known to bare been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics or out169
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects22
Total191
TABLE D. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncle anl ines. for which see Table II)
Number of cases treated or under treataent during the rear
Ringworm - (i) scalp-
(ii) Body1
Scabies1
Impetigo8
Other skin Diseases10
Total20