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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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Table: CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED BY HEAD TEACHERS

CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED BY HEAD TEACHERS

Disease196519641963
Chicken Pox273364757
Conjunctivitis--4
Diphtheria---
Gastro-Enteritis4--
German Measles13454191
Impetigo102.2
Jaundice12119
Measles291zl4725
Mumps30610495
Non-Specific Diarrhoea incl. Dysentery5932785
Non Specific Vomiting1071915
Other Diseases34520
Poliomyelitis---
Body2__
Ringworm or Vermin
Scalp--1
Scabies6--
Scarlet Fever612136
Sore Throat (incl. Tonsillitis)15--
Whooping Cough196235
TOTAL1,5811,5712,375

Table: WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES

WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES

School visits re Cleanliness477
School visits re Scabies, Ringworm, Impetigo43
School visits re Infectious Diseases43
School visits re Medical Inspections918
School visits re Medical Preparations814
School visits for all other reasons137
Attendances at school clinics1,205
Home visits re Infectious Diseases226