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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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to attend school. Before making any recommendation careful enquiries
must be made to ensure not only that the transport is
justified but that the child will be able to work satisfactorily
when he eventually reaches the school. A child in a leg plaster
may have great difficulty in negotiating several flights of
stairs in order to attend various classes during the course of
the day.
School medical officers recommended that special transport
should be provided for 15 such children during the year.
Convalescent Treatment
Details of the diagnoses and periods of stay are shown in the accompanying table.
| Diagnosis | No. of Children | Period of Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Debility and Underweight | 1 | 8 weeks |
| Eczema | 1 | 4 weeks |
| Debility and Underweight | 1 | 3 weeks |
| Diabetes | 1 | 2 weeks |
| Fibrocystic Disease with chest symptoms | 1 | 2 weeks |
| Recurrent upper respiratory infection | 1 | 2 weeks |
| Chronic conjunctivitis | 1 | 2 weeks |
| General Debility | 4 | 2 weeks |
| Other | 1 | 2 weeks |
| 12 |
Juvenile Employment Return
The following numbers of children were examined by the
medical officers during 1965 as to their fitness to undertake
the part-time employment indicated.