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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Clinic | Address |
| Enuresis | Lodge Road, Broad Green, Croydon. (Weekly. Tuesday p.m.) Parkway Clinic, New Addington. (Monthly, Monday p.m.) Purley Clinic, Whytecliffe Road, Purley. (Monthly. Friday p.m.) |
| Eye | Purley Clinic, Whytecliffe Road, Purley.(alternate Fridays) Sanderstead Clinic, Rectory Park, Sanderstead. (alternate Fridays p.m.) |
| Overweight | Public Health Department on Friday a.m. and various schools and clinics on Monday a.m. |
STAFF OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
| Medical Officers | 12 (full-time) | (38.9%) |
| Medical Officers | 2 (part-time) | |
| Consultants and Specialists | 9 (part-time) | |
| Dental Officers | 12 (including 4 part-time) | (80%) |
| Physiotherapists | 6 (including 1 part-time) | |
| Speech Therapists | 7 | |
| School Nurses and | ||
| Nurse/ Assistants | 64 (including S. H. V. and Deputy) | (55%) |
| Dental Surgery | ||
| Assistants | 13 (including 5 part-time | (80%) |
*Also performing duties in other sections of Public
Health Department* Percentages in brackets show
proportion of time given to school work.
COST OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
The cost of the medical, dental and nursing services was £112,393
Cost of Special Schools
| Schools maintained by the Council | £106,376 |
| Other Schools (not maintained by local Education Authorities) | £46,305 |
| Adjustments with other authorities in respect of Special Schools | £27,659 |
| £180,340 |