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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 1962
[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
| 1962 | 1961 | Increase or decrease | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Ailments and Verruca Clinics | 5,737 | 6,989 | - 1,252 |
| Inspection Clinic | 1,477 | 1,127 | + 350 |
| Dental Clinics | 19,259 | 21,806 | - 2,547 |
| Remedial Exercises Clinic | 5,223 | 6,485 | - 1,262 |
| Enuresis Clinic | 732 | 717 | + 15 |
| Audiology Clinic | 189 | 251 | - 62 |
| 32,617 | 37,375 | - 4,758 |
MINOR AILMENTS CLINICS
| Clinic | Defects | Attendances |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge Road | 531 | 3,002 |
| Ashburton School | 160 | 914 |
| Duppas School | 384 | 842 |
| Rockmount School | 212 | 605 |
| Addington | 96 | 374 |
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| Complaint | 1962 | 1961 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case | Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case | |
| Ringworm | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scabies | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
| Impetigo | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 24 | 50 | 2.1 |
| Otorrhoea and other Ear Defects | 73 | 111 | 1.5 | 64 | 100 | 1.6 |
| External Eye Disease | 59 | 126 | 2.1 | 80 | 174 | 2.2 |
| Miscellaneous (Including Verruca) | 1,231 | 5,444 | 4.4 | 1,787 | 6,647 | 3.7 |
| 1,383 | 5,737 | 4.2 | 1,959 | 6,989 | 3.6 | |