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 AS NOTIFIED BY HEAD TEACHERS
Disease | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chicken Pox | 721 | 841 | 1,320 | |
Conjunctivitis | 14 | 3 | 16 | |
Diphtheria | - | - | ||
Gastro-Enteritis | 9 | 12 | 4 | |
German Measles | 485 | 477 | 863 | |
Impetigo | 46 | 10 | 12 | |
Jaundice | 22 | 37 | 2 | |
Measles | 506 | 75 | 1,201 | |
Mumps | 1,295 | 135 | 806 | |
Non-Specific Diarrhoea including Dysentery | 551 | 615 | 573 | |
Non-Specific Vomiting | 43 | 98 | 115 | |
Other Diseases | 553 | 246 | 47 | |
Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | |
Ringworm or Vermin | Body | 1 | 3 | - |
Scalp | - | 2 | 1 | |
Scabies | 13 | 2 | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | 87 | 96 | 167 | |
Sore Throat including Tonsillitis | 112 | 72 | 11 | |
Whooping Cough | 19 | 21 | 175 | |
4,477 | 2,749 | 5,314 |
WORK OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH VISITORS AND NURSES
Home Visits re pupils | 2,723 visits |
Social/Welfare visits to Schools | 354 ,, |
Minor Ailments | 1,108 sessions |
Hygiene | 551,, |
Pre-Medicals | 1,067,, |
Routine Medical Inspections | 1,322,, |
Follow-up | 8,, |
Contagious and Infectious Diseases | 5,, |
Immunisation | 68,, |
Health Survey | 30 |
Health Education | 423,, |
Enuresis Clinics | 71,, |
Eye Clinics | 86,, |
Inspection Clinics | 69 |