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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 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: PART 3TABLE A. . EYE DISEASES. DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

PART 3

TABLE A. . EYE DISEASES. DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT

Number of cases jccown to hare been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint -
Errors of refraction (including squint) Total Number of pupils for vhom spectacles were prescribed774
Total774
Number of Pupils for whom spectacles were309

Table: TABLE B. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

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 tonsillitis (c) for other nose and throat conditions163
Received other forms of treatment ...-
Total163
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids - (a) in 1964 (b) in previous years3 77

Table: TABLE C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

TABLE C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

Number of cases known to hare been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics (No figures available for outpatients department)314
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects58
Total37 2

Table: TABLE D. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN

TABLE D. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN

Number of cases known to hare been treated
Ringworm -
(a) Scalp_
(b) Body-
Scabies5
Impetigo5
Other Skin Diseases6
Total16