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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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STAFF OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
| *Medical Officers | 9 (including 1 part-time) |
| *Dental Officers | 8 (including 3 part-time) |
| *Physiotherapists | 2 |
| Speech Therapists | 3 (including 2 part-time) |
| *School Nurses | 30 (including S.H.V. and Deputy) |
| *Dental Attendants | 6 |
•Performing also duties in other sections of Public Health
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PARTICULARS OF CLINICS HELD
The following Clinics are provided by the Education Committee: attendance thereat, with the exception of the Minor Ailments Clinic, is by appointment arranged by the School Medical Officer:-
| Clinic | Address |
|---|---|
| Minor Ailments | Lodge Road, Broad Green, Croydon (Daily, Monday to Saturday, a.m.); Ashburton School (Mondays and Thursdays only, 9 a.m.); Rockmount School (Mondays and Thursdays only, 9 a.m.); Duppas School, Goodwin Road. Waddon (Daily. Monday to Friday, a.m.): Wolsey Crescent, New Addington (Monday and Thursday, a.m.). |
| Dental | Lodge Road, Broad Green, Croydon; 206 Selhurst Road, South Norwood; Waldrons Hall, 55 Duppas Hill Lane, Croydon, Overbury School, New Addington. |
| Inspection | Lodge Road, Broad Green, Croydon; Duppas School, Goodwin Road, Waddon. |
| Remedial Exercises and Massage | Waldrons Hall, 55 Duppas Hill Lane, Croydon . |
| Speech Defects | 33 St. James' Road, Broad Green, Croydon and at Salcot Crescent, New Addington. |