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Croydon 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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PART 3

TABLE A. . EYE DISEASES. DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint Errors of refraction (Including squint)1,419
Total1,419
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed908
TABLE B. . DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases known to hare bee a dealt with
Received operative treatment - (a) for diseases of the ear-
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis106
(c) for other nose and throat conditions-
Received other forms of treatment43
Total149
Total number of pupils In schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids - *(a) in 196212
(b) in previous years64
*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 C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
Number of cases known to hare been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics (No figures available for out-patients Department)253
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects64
Total317
TABLE D. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN(excluding uncleaniness. for which tee Table D. of Part I)
Number of cases known to hare been treated
Ringworm - (a) Scalp-
(b) Body-
Scabies25
Impetigo4
Other skin diseases14
Total43