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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The presence of qualified teachers in the team has not produced any interdisciplinary problems, rather it has demonstrated quite clearly that there is much to be gained by a close integration of psychiatric and teaching disciplines."
| Source of Referral | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Practitioners | 55 | 32 | 87 |
| Parents | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Education Dept./Schools | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| School Health | 29 | 22 | 51 |
| Children's Dept. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Juvenile Court/Probation Officer | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Milton House Remand Home | - | 119 | 119 |
| Hospitals | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Other Agencies | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 114 | 202 | 316 | |
| Analysis of above cases | Boys | Girls | Total |
| Diagnostic | 6 | 129 | 135 |
| Current cases under treatment | 70 | 46 | 116 |
| Closed cases - Improved | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| Closed cases - No Change | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Closed cases - Unco-operative | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Cases Transferred to other agencies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Domiciliary Visits | - | - | - |
| Cases Moved out of Area | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 114 | 202 | 316 |
Current treatment cases carried over
from 1964 147
THE SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
Mr. W.G. Everett, Principal School Dental Officer
The aim of the Service is to ensure that as far as possible,
children shall leave school free from dental disease and irregularity,
with an understanding of the importance of good natural
teeth, and zealous in looking after them. The scope of the
Service includes routine inspection in schools, routine and
emergency treatment in clinics, and dental health education in
both.