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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 1938
[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. (4) | Total number treated. (5) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. (1) | By Private Practitioner or Hospital; part from the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Total. (3) | |||||||||||
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ||
| 2 | 3 | 301 | ... | 8 | 1 | 23 | ... | 10 | 4 | 324 | ... | ... | 338 |
(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. | Total number treated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education. (i) | Residential treatment without education. (ii) | Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (iii) | ||
| Number of children treated | 25 | 21 | 305 | 328 |
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 | 915 | 1460 | 1533 | 1599 | 1454 | 1587 | 1337 | 1515 | 15 6 | 1364 | 14300 |
| (b) Specials | 2379 | ||||||||||
| (c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 16679 | ||||||||||
| (2) Number found to require treatment | 12634 | ||||||||||
| (3) Number actually treated | 7614 | ||||||||||
| (4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 18833 | ||||||||||
| (5) Half-days devoted to: | (7) Extractions: | ||||||||||
| Inspection | 103 | Permanent Teeth | 3003 | ||||||||
| Treatment | 1586 | Temporary Teeth | 11495 | ||||||||
| Total | 1689 | Total | 14498 | ||||||||
| (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | |||||||||||
| 2668 | |||||||||||
| (6) Fillings: | (9) Other Operations: | ||||||||||
| Permanent Teeth | 8879 | Permanent Teeth | 4155 | ||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 949 | Temporary Teeth | 520 | ||||||||
| Total | 9828 | Total | 4675 | ||||||||
TABLE VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
| (i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 9.5 |
| (ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 62235 |
| (iii) Number of children found unclean | 1502 |
| (iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 153 |
| (v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken: | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | — |
| (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | — |