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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 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: PART 3T ABLE A. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

PART 3

T ABLE A. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint1
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,060
Toted1, 061
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed406

Table: TABLEB. -DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

TABLEB. -DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

Number of cases known to hare been dealt with
Received operative treatment -
(a) for diseases of the ear_
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis130
(c) for other nose and throat conditions_
Received other forms of treatment-
Total130
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids -
(a) in 19658
(b) in previous years80

Table: TABLEC. -ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

TABLEC. -ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

Number known to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics232
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects42
Total274

Table: TABLED. -DISEASES OF THE SKIN

TABLED. -DISEASES OF THE SKIN

Number of pupils known to have been treated
Ringworm -(a) Scalp-
(b) Body '-
Scabies16
Impetigo8
Other skin diseases19
Total43

Table: TABLE E. CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT

TABLE E. CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT

Pupils treated at Child Guidance clinicsNumber known to have been treated
181