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Croydon 1963

[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)1,452
Total1,452
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed740

TABLE B. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR. NOSE AND THROAT

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
Received operative treatment - (a) for diseases of the ear
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis95
(c) for other nose and throat conditions
Received other forms of treatment
Total95
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids -
(a) in 196211
(b) in previous years73

*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 have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics (No figures available for out-patients Department)243
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects56
Total299

TABLE D. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN

(excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table D. of PartI)

Number of cases known to have been treated
Ringworm -
(a) Scalp
(b) Body
Scabies14
Impetigo6
Other skin diseases10
Total30