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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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Table: PART 3

PART 3

TABLE A. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint2
Errors of refraction (including squint)906
Total908
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed350

Table: TABLE B. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

TABLE B. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

Number of cases known to have been dealt with
Received operative treatment -
(a) for diseases of the ear—
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis389
(c) for other nose and throat conditions25
Received other forms of treatment-
Total414
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31 st December 1966, known to have been provided with hearing aids:—
(a) during the calendar year 19666
(b) in previous years86

Table: TABLE C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

TABLE C. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

Number known to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics284
(b) Pupils treated at school for postural defects48
Total332

Table: TABLE D. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN

TABLE D. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN

Number of pupils known to have been treated
Ringworm - (a) Scalp-
(b) Body1
Scabies13
Impetigo18
Other skin diseases82
Total114

Table: TABLE E. - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT

TABLE E. - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT

Number known to have been treated
Pupils treated at Child Guidance clinics210