London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Enuresis | Lodge Road, Broad Green, Croydon. (Weekly. Tuesday p.m.and occasional additional clinics) Parkway Clinic, New Addington. (Approx. twice Monthly, Monday p.m.) Purley Clinic, Whytecliffe Road, Purley. (Approx. twice Monthly. Friday p.m.) |
| Eye | Purley Clinic, Whytecliffe Road, Purley.(alternate Fridays and alternate Tuesdays p.m.) Sanderstead Clinic, Rectory Park, Sanderstead. (alternate Fridays p.m.) Parkway Clinic, New Addington. (Alternate Tuesdays p.m) |
| Overweight | Public Health Department on Friday a.m. and various schools and clinics on Monday a„m. |
| *Medical Officers | 12 (full-time) | (36.7%) |
| *Medical Officers | 5 (part-time) | |
| Consultants and | ||
| Specialists | 8 (part-time) | |
| *Dental Officers | 12 (including 5 partrtime) | (80%) |
| *Physiotherapists | 7 (including 4 part-time) | |
| Speech Therapists | 6 | |
| *School Nurses and | ||
| Nurse/ Assistants | 66 (including S. H. V. and Deputy) | (53%) |
| *Dental Surgery | ||
| Assistants | 14 (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. | ||
| Schools maintained by the Council | £122,001 |
| Other Schools (not maintained by local Education Authorities) | £50,641 |
| Adjustments with other authorities in respect of Special Schools | £34,903 |
| £207,545 | |