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Croydon 1960

[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 known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint Errors of refraction (including squint)124 1.804
Total1,9 28
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed1,097
TABLE B. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases inovo to have been dealt with
Received operative treatment -(a) for diseases of the ear-
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis199
(c) for other nose and throat conditions-
Received other forms of treatment42
Total241
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids - *(a) in 196014
(b) in previous years38
*A pupil recorded under (a) above should be recorded at (b) in respect of the supply of a hearing aid in a previous year.
TABLE C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
Number of cases known to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics (No figures available for out-patients Department)283
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects12
Total295
TABLE D. DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncleanliness. for whichsee Table D of Part I)
Number of cases known to have been treated
Ringworm - Scalp1
Body-
Scabies-
Impetigo13
Other skin diseases28
Total42