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Scabies is also causing concern and thirty-seven school children attended
the Cleansing Centre for treatment of this condition, an increase of
twenty-one cases over last year's attendance.
It should be added that these problems are not peculiar ro Croydon, and
an increase in both conditions has been reported from many other areas of
the Country.

Skin Defects
The incidence of verrucae in the Borough has increased markedly during
the year, and 1,250 children were treated at the Minor Ailments Clinic, an
increase of 50% on the year before. Schools and general practitioners have
been advised about the problem, and a watch will be kept to see if any
further steps need to be taken.
Twenty-seven children with suspected "Athlete's Foot* had skin scrapi
taken for transmission to a Mycology Laboratory, but only three (11%) were
reported positive. This confirms last year's findings that most cases of so
called "Athlete's Foot" are not true fungal infections.