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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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APPENDIX D
RETURN SHOWING NUMBERS OF CHILDREN SEEN AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS DURING 1964 WHO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY DURING THEIR LIFE.
| Year of Birth | Boys | Girls | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 and later | 46 | 45 | |
| 1958 | 12 | 14 | |
| 1957 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1956 | 71 | 68 | 139 |
| 1955 | 108 | 88 | 196 |
| 1954 | 44 | 34 | 78 |
| 1953 | 47 | 44 | 91 |
| 1952 | 159 | 116 | 275 |
| 1951 | 108 | 82 | 190 |
| 1950 | 70 | 61 | 131 |
| 1949 | 100 | 102 | 202 |
| 1948 and earlier | 280 | 105 | 385 |
| TOTALS | 1,052 | 762 | 1,814 |
| PERCENTAGES OF CHILDREN EXAMINED. | 14.7% | 13.5% | 14.2% |
CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOL
| Conditions | Exclusions during 1964 | Percentage of total exclusions | Exclusions during 1963 | Percentage of total exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringworm | - | - | 1 | 0.04 |
| Verminous Conditions | - | - | 2 | 0.08 |
| Impetigo | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.08 |
| Scabies | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 21 | 1.3 | 36 | 1.51 |
| Measles (inc. German) | 268 | 17.1 | 916 | 38.54 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 62 | 4.0 | 35 | 1.46 |
| Chicken Pox | 364 | 23.2 | 757 | 31.85 |
| Mumps | 610 | 38.8 | 495 | 20.82 |
| External Eye Disease | - | - | 4 | 0.17 |
| Poliomyelitis | _ | _ | - | - |
| Dysentery | 27 | 1.7 | 85 | 3.58 |
| Jaundice | 21 | 1.3 | 19 | 0.80 |
| Enteric Group | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - |
| Other Causes | 196 | 12.5 | 25 | 1.05 |
| 1.571 | 2.377 |