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COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE PRINCIPAL
SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER
FOR THE YEAR
1962
To the Chairman and Members of the Education Committee.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
This is the 59th Annual Report of the work of the Croydon
School Health Service.
Routine Medical Inspections
The system continued unchanged. Plans for a pilot study of
possible alternatives which I mentioned last year were postponed.
Instead enquiry was commenced into the final outcome of
cases of children, in the intermediate age groups, referred for
specialist treatment following routine medical inspection. Some
interesting results were appearing to support the value of direct
medical examination particularly of 12 year old boys. Unfortunately
the work was interrupted by Dr. Graham's appointment
to another Authority, and no conclusion could be made. The
matter is being persued. Fewer inspections were performed than
in the previous year which attained a record high figure because
it included arrears.
Infectious Diseases
The year was remarkable for an outbreak of German Measles
(Rubella). A mild illness of short duration, it is a trivial
complaint except for expectant mothers during their first three
months of pregnancy, when damage to the foetus may result.