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Croydon 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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St. Giles' School, Addington.
Total number of sessions 195
Total number of attendances 1,205
Average attendance per session 6
Total number of females 14
Total number of males 17
Total number of patients 31
Still under treatment 22
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| Complaints. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Foot | — | 1 | 1 |
| Scoliosis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kyphosis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Spastic Diplegia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hemiplegia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Infantile Paralysis | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Lordosis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athetosis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Inco-ordination | 1 | — | 1 |
| Muscular dystrophy | — | 1 | 1 |
| Osteomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Paresis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 17 | 14 | 31 |
THE SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE.
I am indebted to the Senior School Dental Surgeon, Mr.
Pilbeam, for the particulars contained in this section of the report.
The duties of the dental surgeons include the inspection and
treatment of all children attending the public elementary and
central schools, and of scholarship children attending the
secondary schools. Treatment is also provided for patients
referred under Maternity and Child Welfare, Tuberculosis, and
Mental Deficiency schemes, and the report of the work done
under the various schemes appears elsewhere.
It is to be regretted that for the third successive year the
school dental surgeons have been unable to inspect all the children
and provide treatment for every child requiring it. Out of the
total of 26,464 attending the above-mentioned schools in Croydon,
18,684 (or 68%) were inspected during the year, practically the
same number as in 1933. This means that it takes approximatey
18 months to inspect all the children. It is, therefore, apparent
that the inspections and treatment are nearly six months in arrear.