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Croydon 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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PART 3

Number of eases known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint-7
Errors of refraction (including squint)1014
Total1021
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were presented309
TABLE B, - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of eases known to have been dealt with
Received operative treatment-(a) for diseases of the ear
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis317
(e) for other nose and throat conditions17
Received other forms of treatment-
Total334
Total number of pupils still on the register t of schools at 31st December 1967ยป known to have been provided with hearing aids:-
(a) during the calendar year 19673
(b) in previous years87
TABLE C. -ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
Number known to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics275
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects42
Total317
TABLE D. -DISEASES OF THE SKIN
Number of pupils known to have been treated
Ringworm -(a) Scalp-
(b) Body-
Scabies27
Impetigo6
Other skin diseases64
Total97
TABLE E. - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT
Number known to have been treated
Pupils treated at Child Guidance clinics215