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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE E. xvi.
| Visits to Houses where the following Diseases have occurred. | School Cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | 22 |
| Diphtheria | 107 | 68 |
| Measles | 1386 | 48 |
| German Measles | 60 | 2 |
| Mumps | 1&61 | 71 |
| Whooping Cough | 283 | 18 |
| Chicken Pox | 461 | 20 |
| Sore Throat | 531 | 163 |
| Ringworm (scalp) | 149 | 148 |
| ,, (body) | 158 | 156 |
| Verminous Heads | 9 | 2 |
| Verminous Codies | 37 | 11 |
| Impetigo Contagiosa | 746 | 797 |
| Scabies | 49 | 76 |
| Infectious Eye Disease | 306 | 151 |
| Other disease | 1180 | 468 |
| Visits paid lo Elementary Schools for Medical | 7382 | 2131 |
| Inspections | 263 | 3 |
| Number of Children prepared for Medical Inspection : —Newly Inspected | 7396 | — |
| Re-inspected | 1597 | — |
| Specially Inspected | 132 | — |
| Other Visits to Elementary Schools ... | 128 | — |
| Home Visits arising out of Medical Inspection | 2050 | 1499 |
| Home Visits for other information | 477 | 55 |
| Cultures taken | 711 | 63 |