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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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Table: APPENDIX CRETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS - NON-MAINTAINED SCHOOLS

APPENDIX C

RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS - NON-MAINTAINED SCHOOLS

A. Routine Medical InspectionsYear 1968Year 1967
Aged 11 and underNil158
1260102
133771
145455
15 and over181242
Total Children332628
Visits to non-maintained schools2340
B. The following defects were foundRequiring
TreatmentObservation
Skin334
Vision7118
Squint41
Hearing31
Otitis Media2-
Nose and Throat34
Cervical Glands-1
Heart and Circulation13
Abdomen-2
Lungs51
Development29
Orthopaedic2412
Nervous System-2
Psychological52
Other defects43

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C. Other Inspections
There were 17 Special Medical Inspections and 59 Re-inspections.