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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MINOR AILMENTS CLIN1CS
| Defects | 1968 | 1967 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case | Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case | |
| Ringworm | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | _ | _ | _ |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | _ | _ | _ |
| Impetigo | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 47 | 136 | 2.9 | 64 | 190 | 3.0 |
| Otorrhoea and other Ear defects | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 |
| External Eye Defects | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 10 | 15 | 1.5 |
| Verrucae | 883 | 6,962 | 7.9 | 964 | 6,720 | 7.0 |
| Miscellaneous | 421 | 2,661 | 6.3 | 508 | 2,529 | 5.0 |
| 1,371 | 9,809 | 7.2 | 1,555 | 9,475 | 6.1 | |
PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINICS
| Total number of Pupils treated | 527 |
| Total number of new cases | 187 |
| Total number of Orthopaedic conditions | 321 |
| Total number of Respiratory conditions | 206 |
| Individual Treatments | 289 |
| Number of classes | 91 |
SPEECH CLINICS
| Total number of cases treated during 1968 | 1,240 |
| Number of new cases | 153 |
| Number of cases discharged | 246 |