Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL
Condition | Exclusions during 1955 | Percentage of total exclusions | Exclusions during 1954 | Percentage of total exclusions |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ringworm | 4 | 0.13 | 5 | 0.36 |
Verminous Conditions | 63 | 2.02 | 74 | 5.30 |
Impetigo | 43 | 1.38 | 42 | 3.00 |
Scabies | 6 | 0.19 | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | 156 | 5.01 | 313 | 22.39 |
Measles (inc. German) | 1,429 | 45.89 | 18 | 1.29 |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | 101 | 3.24 | 175 | 12.52 |
Chicken Pox | 598 | 19. 20 | 481 | 34.41 |
Mumps | 207 | 6.65 | 196 | 14.02 |
External Eye Disease | 3 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.07 |
Poliomyelitis | 13 | 0.42 | 2 | 0.14 |
Dysentery | 4 76 | 15.29 | 77 | 5.51 |
Sore Throat | — | — | 2 | 0.14 |
Other Causes | 15 | 0.48 | 12 | 0.86 |
3.114 | — | 1,398 | — |
The figures for exclusions are not related in any way to the
figures obtained in routine medical inspections.
These figures show a decrease in Whooping Cough, Scarlet
Fever, Vermin and Ringworm, whilst the remainder all show at
increase.
School Visits
Visits to School Departments re Cleanliness | 451 |
Visits re Scabies | 6 |
Visits re Infectious Disease | 312 |
Visits re Medical Inspections | 616 |
Visits re Medical Preparations | 603 |
All other reasons | 780 |
Home Visits
Concerning defects found at routine medical inspections | 781 |
Subsequent visits re defects found at routine medical inspections | 102 |
Visits re special cases | 179 |
Visits re dental cases | 6 |
Visits other than infectious cases | 2,033 |
Visits in connection with infectious cases (including 142 visits concerning uncleanliness | 5,423 |