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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Table IV
GROUP 1.- EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases dealt with | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 55 | _ |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | – | 1, 893 |
Total | 55 | 1, 893 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | – | 1, 110 |
GROUP 2.– DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases treated | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
Received operative treatment (a) for diseases of the ear | – | _ |
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | – | 270 |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | – | – |
Received other forms of treatment Ear (Minor Ailments Clinic) | 45 | - |
Total | 45 | 270 |
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids (a) in 1956 | – | 9 |
(b) in previous years | 1 | 26 |
GROUP 3.– ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS | ||
(a) Number treated as in-patients | Not available | |
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
(b) Number treated otherwise, e.g. in clinics or out-patients departments | 594 | Not Available |
GROUP 4, - DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncieanliness, for which see Table II) | ||
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year | ||
Ringworm - (i) Scalp | – | |
(ii)Body | 1 | |
Scabies | – | |
Impetigo | 36 | |
Other skin Diseases | 13 | |
Total | 50 |