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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
number of defects.
| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total number treated. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's | Total. | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||||||
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ||
| ... | 7 | 327 | ... | 15 | 1 | 38 | ... | 15 | 8 | 365 | ... | ... | 388 |
| (i) Tonsils only, (ii) Adenoids only, (iii) Tonsils and adenoids, (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat. | |||||||||||||
GROUP IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education. | Residential treatment without education. | Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clink. | Total numbertreated. | |
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | ||
| Number of children treated | 18 | 13 | 506 | 521 |
TABLE V.—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
| (1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist— | |||||||||||
| (a) Routine age-groups: | |||||||||||
| Age | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 up | Total. |
| Number | 903 | 1534 | 1543 | 1261 | 1551 | 174. | 1779 | 1517 | 1540 | 1675 15046 | |
| (b) Specials | 1864 | ||||||||||
| (c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 16910 | ||||||||||
| (2) Number found to require treatment | 12314 | ||||||||||
| (3) Number actually treated | 7116 | ||||||||||
| (4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 13611 | ||||||||||
| (5) Half-days devoted to: | (7) Extractions: | ||||||||||
| Inspection | 83 | Permanent Teeth | 2307 | ||||||||
| Treatment | 1148 | Temporary Teeth | 10130 | ||||||||
| Total | 1231 | Total | 12437 | ||||||||
| (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1904 | ||||||||||
| (6) Fillings: | (9) Other Operations: | 1904 | |||||||||
| Permanent Teeth | 5712 | Permanent Teeth | 2705 | ||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 336 | Temporary Teeth | 46 | ||||||||
| Total | 6048 | Total | 2751 | ||||||||
TABLE VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous C onditions.
| (i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 125 |
| (ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 70454 |
| (iii) Number of individual children found unclean | 2223 |
| (iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 185 |
| (v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken: | |
| 3 | |
| ... |