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County Borough of Croydon.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER
For the Year ending December 31st, 1932.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you my fifth annual report on
the work carried out by the School Medical Service.
The reduction of the medical staff at the end of 1931 necessitated
curtailment of some branches of the work; the principal
reductions were as follows:—Fifty-four fewer Rheumatism Clinic
sessions; 59 fewer Minor Ailment Clinic sessions at which a doctor
was present; 79 fewer Dental Gas sessions at which a doctor was
present to give the anaesthetic ; 17 fewer Ionization Clinic sessions,
and 11 fewer Inspection Clinic sessions. The employment of a
Part-Time Medical Officer enabled the statutory Routine Medical
Inspections to be continued with only a small reduction in the
total number of sessions devoted to this work.
The form of my Report is changed from my previous reports.
Fewer tabulations are included, the information previously given
in this way, now being incorporated in the text. The brief resume
of the body of the report which was given in my introductory letter
is also omitted. It is hoped in this way to reduce the bulk of the
report without detracting greatly from its statistical value.