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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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| 1961 | 1960 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | Classes | Av. att. | Attendances | Classes | Av. att. | |
| Spinal | 1,761 | 420 | 4.2 | 2,313 | 546 | 4.2 |
| Flat Feet | 2,542* | 479 | 5.3 | 2,647 | 493 | 5.4 |
| Breathing | 390 | 195 | 2.0 | 424 | 115 | 3.7 |
| 4,693 | 1,094 | 5,384 | 1,154 | |||
| *62 treated by Faradism. | ||||||
179 individual cases were treated and 515 examinations were
made by a doctor.
SPINAL AND OTHER REMEDIAL CLINICS (NEW ADDINGTON)
| 1961 | 1960 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | Classes | Av. att. | Attendances | Classes | Av. att. | |
| Spinal | 562 | 46 | 12.2 | 464 | 42 | 11.0 |
| Flat Feet | 906 | 92 | 9.8 | 739 | 84 | 8.8 |
| Breathing | 324 | 46 | 7.0 | 232 | 42 | 5.5 |
| 1,792 | 184 | 1,435 | 168 | |||
| 125 individual cases were treated. | ||||||
WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES
School Visits
Visits to School Departments re Cleanliness 3
Visits re Scabies or Ringworm 1
Visits re Infectious Disease 8
Visits re Medical Inspections 662
Visits re Medical Preparations 578
All other reasons 537
Home Visits
Concerning defects found at routine medical
inspections 578
Subsequent visits re defects found at routine
medical inspections 169
Visits re special cases 1.086
Visits other than infectious cases 2,037
Visits in connection with infectious cases 262