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Coulsdon and Purley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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The cases were distributed amongst the following wards:
| Localisation of Diseases. | Coulsdon. | Kenley. | Purley. | Sanderstead. | Woodcote. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Non-pulmonary | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
SCHOOLS.
Medical Inspection.—The medical inspection of school
children is carried out by the Education Department of the Surrey
County Council. When necessary, however, the Medical Officer
of Health is called in to examine children suspected to be suffering
from infectious or contagious disease.
School Closure.—On no occasion during the year was it
found necessary to close a School owing to the prevalence of
infectious disease amongst the scholars.
Visits paid to Schools.—The following number of visits
have been paid to schools :—
Number of ordinary visits 5
Number of special visits 4
Number of schools disinfected 3
HEALTH VISITOR.
The Council employs one full-time Health Visitor, who works
under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health.
During the year Miss Andrew paid the following visits :—
| Primary visits to infants | 137 |
| Subsequent visits to infants | 1,750 |
| Visits to children between 1 and 5 | 679 |
| ,, re Measles | 12 |
| „ „ Whooping Cough | 22 |
| „ „ Mumps | 6 |
| „ „ Tuberculosis | 79 |
| Ante-natal visits | 96 |
| Visits re Deaths under one year | 2 |
| Total visits | 2,783 |