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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 F
SPINAL AND OTHER REMEDIAL CLINICS (LODGE ROAD)
| 1963 | 1962 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | Classes | Au. att. | Attendances | Classes | Au. att. | |
| Spinal | 1,668 | 420 | 4.0 | 1,640 | 413 | 4.0 |
| Flat Feet | 1,325* | 400 | 3.3 | 1,525 | 416 | 3.7 |
| Breathing | 397 | 91 | 4.3 | 275 | 80 | 3.4 |
| 3,390 | 911 | 3,440 | 909 | |||
*76 treated by Faradism.
138 individual cases were treated and 235 examinations were
made by a doctor.
SPINAL AND OTHER REMEDIAL CLINICS (NEW ADDINGTON)
| 1963 | 1962 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | Classes | Au. att. | Attendances | Classes | Au. att. | |
| Spinal | 551 | 43 | 12.8 | 552 | 43 | 12.8 |
| Plat Feet | 916 | 86 | 10.7 | 905 | 86 | 10.5 |
| Breathing | 312 | 43 | 7.3 | 320 | 43 | 7.4 |
| 1,779 | 172 | 1,777 | 172 | |||
120 individual cases were treated.
WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES
School Visits
Visits to School Departments re Cleanliness 367
Visits re Scabies or Ringworm 4
Visits re Infectious Disease 41
Visits re Medical Inspections 591
Visits re Medical Preparations 536
All other reasons 346
Home Visits
Concerning defects found at routine medical
inspections, special cases and non-infectious
cases 3,556
Visits in connection with infectious cases 284
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