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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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GROUP 4—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
| (a) Number Treated as in-patients | 13 | |
| By the Authority. | Otherwise. | |
| (b) Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or outpatients departments | 195 | 257 |
GROUP 5.—CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT.
| Number of cases treated. | ||
|---|---|---|
| In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics. | Elsewhere | |
| Number of pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics | — | 76 |
GROUP 6.—SPEECH THERAPY.
| Number of cases treated. | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority. | Otherwise. | |
| Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists | 118 | – |
GROUP 7.—OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN.
| Number of cases treated. | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority. | Otherwise. | |
| (a) Miscellaneous minor ailments | 1428 | — |
| (b) Other (specify) 1. Orthoptic | – | 98 |
| 2. Sunlight | — | 62 |
| 3. Verruca | 501 | — |
| Total | 1929 | 160 |