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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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED BY HEAD TEACHERS
Disease | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 |
---|---|---|---|
Chicken Pox | 273 | 364 | 757 |
Conjunctivitis | - | - | 4 |
Diphtheria | - | - | - |
Gastro-Enteritis | 4 | - | - |
German Measles | 134 | 54 | 191 |
Impetigo | 10 | 2 | |
Jaundice | 1 | 19 | |
Measles | 291 | zl4 | 725 |
Mumps | 30 | 610 | 495 |
Non-Specific Diarrhoea incl. Dysentery | 593 | 27 | 85 |
Non Specific Vomiting | 107 | 191 | 5 |
Other Diseases | 34 | 5 | 20 |
Poliomyelitis | - | - | - |
Body | 2 | _ | _ |
Ringworm or Vermin | |||
Scalp | - | - | 1 |
Scabies | 6 | - | - |
Scarlet Fever | 61 | 21 | 36 |
Sore Throat (incl. Tonsillitis) | 15 | - | - |
Whooping Cough | 19 | 62 | 35 |
1,581 | 1,571 | 2,375 |
WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES
School visits re Cleanliness | 477 |
School visits re Scabies, Ringworm, Impetigo | 43 |
School visits re Infectious Diseases | 43 |
School visits re Medical Inspections | 918 |
School visits re Medical Preparations | 814 |
School visits for all other reasons | 137 |
Attendances at school clinics | 1,205 |
Home visits re Infectious Diseases | 226 |