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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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OTHER SERVICES
Transport of Children to Ordinary Schools
In the event of an accident or illness resulting in temporary disability,
the school medical officer is asked to decide whether special transport
should be provided to enable the child 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 22 such children during the year.
Convalescent Treatment
Details of the diagnosis and periods of stay are shown in the accompanying table.
| Diagnosis | No. of Children | Period of Stay |
|---|---|---|
| General Debility | 12 | 2 weeks |
| Asthma | 1 | 2 weeks |
| Emotional Disturbances | 8 | 2 weeks |
| Chronic Cough | 2 | 2 weeks |
| TOTAL | 23 |
The following numbers of children were examined by the medical officers during 1967 as to their fitness to undertake the part-time employment indicated.
| 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery of Goods for Shopkeepers | 28 | 30 | 57 |
| Delivery of Newspapers | 213 | 193 | 202 |
| Delivery of Milk | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Shop Assistants | 65 | 76 | 83 |
| 312 | 303 | 347 |