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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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APPENDIX E
TREATMENT
The Work of the School Clinics.
SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCES
| 1961 | 1960 | Increase or decrease | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Ailments and verruca Clinics | 6,989 | 6,553 | + 436 |
| Inspection Clinic | 1,127 | 1,180 | - 53 |
| Dental Clinics | 21,806 | 23,367 | - 1,561 |
| Remedial Exercises Clinic | 6,485 | 6,819 | - 334 |
| Enuresis Clinic | 717 | 743 | - 26 |
| Audiology Clinic | 251 | 300 | - 49 |
| 37,375 | 38,962 | - 1,587 |
MINOR AILMENTS CLINICS
| Clinic | Defects | Attendances |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge Road | 346 | 2,984 |
| Ashburton School | 412 | 903 |
| Duppas School | 463 | 1,535 |
| Rockmount School | 536 | 948 |
| Addington | 202 | 619 |
MINOR AILMENTS CLINICS
| Complaint | 1961 | 1960 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case | Cases | Attendances | Average No. of At tendances per case | |
| Ringworm | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Scabies | _ | – | _ | – | – | – |
| Impetigo | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 13 | 30 | 2.3 |
| Other skin Diseases | 24 | 50 | 2.1 | 28 | 57 | 2.0 |
| Otorrhoea and other Ear Defects | 64 | 100 | 1.6 | 42 | 66 | 1.6 |
| External Eye Disease | 80 | 174 | 2.2 | 124 | 190 | 1.5 |
| Miscellaneous (including Verruca) | 1,787 | 6,647 | 3.7 | 1,349 | 3,540 | 2.6 |
| 1,959 | 6,989 | 3.6 | 1,557 | 3,884 | 2.5 | |