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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GROUP
Number of cases dealt with | |||
---|---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | ||
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | |||
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | |||
Total | |||
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | - |
GROUP 2. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases treated | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
Received operative treatment | ||
- | ||
- | 425 | |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | - | - |
Received other forms of treatment Ear (Minor Ailments Clinic) | 14 | - |
Total | 14 | 425 |
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids | ||
- | 12 | |
- | 32 |
GROUP 3.- ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
(a) Number treated as in-patients | Not available | |
By the Authority | Other wise | |
(b) Number treated otherwise, e.g. in clinics or out-patients departments | 254 | Not Available |
GROUP 4.- DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncleanliness, for which
see Table II)
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year | ||
---|---|---|
Ringworm - (i) scalp | 1 | |
(ii) Body | ||
Scabies | 1 | |
Impetigo | 17 | |
Other Skin Diseases | 8 | |
Total | 28 |