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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 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AS NOTIFIED BY HEAD TEACHERS

CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AS NOTIFIED BY HEAD TEACHERS

Disease196919681967
Chicken Pox7218411,320
Conjunctivitis14316
Diphtheria---
Gastro-Enteritis9124
German Measles485477863
Impetigo461012
Jaundice22372
Measles506751,201
Mumps1,295135806
Non-Specific Diarrhoea including Dysentery551615573
Non-Specific Vomiting4398115
Other Diseases55324647
Poliomyelitis---
Ringworm or VerminBody13-
Scalp-21
Scabies1321
Scarlet Fever8796167
Sore Throat including Tonsillitis1127211
Whooping Cough1921175
TOTALS4,4772,7495,314

Table: WORK OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH VISITORS AND NURSES

WORK OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH VISITORS AND NURSES

Home Visits re pupils2,723 visits
Social/Welfare visits to Schools354 ,,
Minor Ailments1,108 sessions
Hygiene551,,
Pre-Medicals1,067,,
Routine Medical Inspections1,322,,
Follow-up8,,
Contagious and Infectious Diseases5,,
Immunisation68,,
Health Survey30
Health Education423,,
Enuresis Clinics71,,
Eye Clinics86,,
Inspection Clinics69