Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 jccown to hare been dealt with | |
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External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | - |
Errors of refraction (including squint) Total Number of pupils for vhom spectacles were prescribed | 774 |
Total | 774 |
Number of Pupils for whom spectacles were | 309 |
TABLE B. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | |||
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Received operative treatment - (a) for diseases of the ear (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis (c) for other nose and throat conditions | 163 | ||
Received other forms of treatment ... | - | ||
Total | 163 | ||
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids - (a) in 1964 (b) in previous years | 3 77 |
TABLE C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
Number of cases known to hare been treated | |
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(a) Pupils treated at clinics (No figures available for outpatients department) | 314 |
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects | 58 |
Total | 37 2 |
TABLE D. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN
Number of cases known to hare been treated | |
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Ringworm - | |
(a) Scalp | _ |
(b) Body | - |
Scabies | 5 |
Impetigo | 5 |
Other Skin Diseases | 6 |
Total | 16 |