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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 E
TREATMENT
The Work of the School Clinics
SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCES
| 1964 | 1963 | Increase or decrease | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Ailments and Verruca Clinics | 5.078 | 4,932 | + 146 |
| Inspection Clinic | 1.63 | 807 | + 456 |
| Dental Clinics | 17,504 | 18,409 | 905 |
| Remedial Exercises Clinic | 5,046 | 5,217 | 171 |
| Enuresis Clinic | 699 | 706 | 7 |
| Audiology Clinic | 182 | 154 | + 28 |
| 29,772 | 30,225 | 453 |
MINOR AILMENTS CLINICS
| Clinic | Defects | Attendances | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge Road | 200 | 1,919 | ||||
| Asbburton School | 65 | 589 | ||||
| Duppas School | 163 | 528 | ||||
| Rockmount School | 164 | 964 | ||||
| Addington | 169 | 1,078 | ||||
| Cases | Atten-dances | Average No.of Attendances per case | ||||
| Ringworm | _ | _ | - | - | - | - |
| Scabies | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ |
| Impetigo | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 6 | 25 | 4.2 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 10 | 27 | 2.7 |
| Otorrhoea and other Ear Defects | 34 | 67 | 2.0 | 15 | 43 | 2.9 |
| External Eye Disease | 37 | 82 | 2.2 | 35 | 70 | 2.0 |
| Miscellaneous (Including Verruca) | 679 | 4,888 | 7.2 | 716 | 4,767 | 6.7 |
| 761 | 5,078 | 6.7 | 782 | 4,932 | 6.3 | |