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Croydon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Of the 408 children operated on 231 attended the Remedial
Exercises Clinic for post-operative breathing exercises. This is a
very important complement to the operation. The percentage of
children operated on, who attended for exercises, was 57 per cent,
compared with 47 per cent, in 1936.
55 cases came to the knowledge of the department for whom
the parents had obtained treatment from another source; the
majority at a London hospital. In these cases the expenses are
defrayed by the parent and not by the Local Education Authority.
52 were operated upon in Mayday Hospital.
The Inspection Clinic.
The object of the Inspection Clinic is (a) to examine children
referred by parents or teachers for special examination; (b) children
sent by school attendance officers for an opinion as to their fitness
or otherwise to attend school; (c) children referred for examination
under the provisions of the Education Act, 1918, Sec. 15; (d) cases
in whom a further examination is desired after routine medical
inspection; (e) children referred under the Juvenile Employment
regulations. 1,872 attendances were made by children during the
year, an increasei of 140.
Treatment of Visual Defects.

T ableXV.

Number of defects dealt with.Spectacles prescribed.Spectacles obtained.
Under the Authority's Scheme.Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's scheme.Otherwise.Total.Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.
Errors of Refraction—
Elementary Schools11142611407452665826
Secondary Schools182222041342212422
12964813448794878248

This Clinic showed an increase upon 1936 of 233.