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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 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: PART 3TABLE A. - EYE DISEASES. DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

PART 3

TABLE A. - EYE DISEASES. DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squintNumber of cases known to havebeen dealt with
.
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,786
Total1,786
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed991

Table: TABLE B. • DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR. NOSE AND THROAT

TABLE B. • DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR. NOSE AND THROAT

Number of cases known to have beendealt with
Received operative treatment -
(a) for diseases of the ear-
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis112
(c) for other nose and throat conditions•
Received other forms of treatment64
Total176
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids -
*(a) in 196112
(b) in previous years46
*A pupil recorded under (a) above should be recorded at (b) In respect of the supply of a hearing aid in a previous year.

Table: TABLE C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

TABLE C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

Number of cases known to have beentreated
(a) pupils treated at clinics (No figures available for out-patients Department)259
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects5O
Total309

Table: TABLE D.- DISEASES OF THE SKIN(excluding uncleanliness. for which see Table D. of PartI)

TABLE D.- DISEASES OF THE SKIN

(excluding uncleanliness. for which see Table D. of PartI)

Number of cases known to have beentreated
Ringworm -
(a) Scalp.
(b) Body-
Scabies8
Impetigo4
Other skin diseases24
Total36