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Croydon 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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- 1971
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Product of a Penny Rate, for London Borough of Croydon purposes, £93,000 Mixed Rate in the £. 67p (for the year 1.4.70 to 1.4.71)
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Marriages The number of marriages solemnised in 1970 in the Croydon Registration District was as follows:-
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Notification of Births Notifications were received in respect of confinements conducted by:-
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Accommodation for Confinements The following table shows where babies were born in the Borough of Croydon during the whole of 1970. 705 residents had babies outside Croydon and 75 non-residents were confined in Croydon.
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Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notification Register on 31 st December, 1970
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Attendances during the year were:—
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During the year under review:-367 cases were dealt with by the social workers. 35 girls were admitted to mother and baby homes. 35 girls were financially assisted by the Local Authority.
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Admissions to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1959
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In Netheme and Cane Hill Hospitals Mental Welfare Officers were concerned with 26 Section 25 procedures, 12 Section 26 procedures 2 Section 29 procedures, and 2 informal procedures.
1969 1970 -
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CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956 The Council has implemented the relevant provisions of this Act in making Smoke Control Orders covering the South, West and Northern area of the Borough and it is the intention that one Smoke Control Order shall be made each year. The progress of these Orders is shown below:-
Smoke Control Order No. of premises find. Factories and Commercial) No. of dwellings Acreage Date of Order Date of Operation -
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Part 1 of the Act INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
PREMISES Number on Register Number of Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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Cases In which DEFECTS were found:—
PARTICULARS Number of cases In which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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PART VIII OF THE ACT Outwork
Nature of work Section 110 Section 111 No. of Outworkers in August list required by Sect. 10 (1) (c) No, of cases of default In sending lists to the Council No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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Class of Premises Number of Premises Registered during the year Total Number of Registered Premiss at end of year Number of Registered Premises receiving a general inspection during the year (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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TABLE C - Analysis of Persons Employed in Registered Premises by Workplace
Class of Workplace Number of Persons Employed (1) (2) -
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FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1960 The following table shows the premises in the Borough at which food is sold, manufactured or stored. These premises are subject to the above Regulations and special reference is made to the provision of wash hand basins (Section 16) and sinks (Section 19) at premises where unwrapped food is handled.
Description No. of premises Wash hand basins provided during 1970 No. to which Sec. 19 applies No. of sinks fitted to co/rplv with Sec. 19 during 1970 -
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No. Samples Taken Pasteurised Milk Methylene Blue Test Not Satisfied Satisfied -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955 During the year, 158 samples of milk and cream, and 391 other samples were taken, of which number, 26 were found to be "Not Genuine", details of which are set out below:—
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WATER SUPPLY The London Borough is served by four statutory supply authorities, as undermentioned:—
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The midwife makes many ineffectual visits and consideration is being given to methods by which these can be reduced.
1970 April 1st - December 31st 1969 -
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Sub-division of applications recommended to the Housing and Lettings Sub-Committee showed the following approximate frequencies:-
(a) Rehoused from Non-Council property (bj Transferred from one Council property to another Total Moved = (a) & (b) Combined -
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REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLE OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO CAUSE. AGE AMD SEX
CAUSE OF DEATH Sex Total all ages Under 4 Weeks 4 weeks end under 1 year AGE IN YEARS 1-4 5-74 I5-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 55-74 75 & over -
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CAUSE OF DEATH Sex Total all ages Under 4 Weeks 4 weeks and under 1 year AGE IN YEARS 1 -4 5- 14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75 & over -
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CAUSE OF DEATH Sex Total all ages Under 4 Weeks 4 weeks and under 1 year AGE IN YEARS 1-4 5- 14 5- 24 25- 34 35- 44 45- 54 55- 64 65- 74 75 & over -
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CANCER Deaths from Cancer occurred at the following ages —
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WARD STATISTICS 1970
Estimated Population Births (live) Birth Rate Deaths *Death Kate Deaths under 1 year Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) *Death Rate from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) Deaths from Bronchitis and Pneumonia *Death Rate from Bronchitis and Pneumonia Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis *Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculos Is Deaths from Non* Pulmonary Tuberculosis 'Death Rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis Deaths from Heart and Circulatory Diseases *Death Rate from Heart and Circulatory Deaths from Cancer *Death Rata from Cancer Natural Increase of Births over Deaths -
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DETAILS OF INFANT MORTALITY
Percentage Deaths under 1 year per Tote! Infantile Deaths Deaths under 1 year per 1.000 Births -
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DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR, ARRANGED IN DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS
CAUSES OF DEATH 1st day 2nd day 3rd day 4th day 5th day 6th day 7th day 8th-14th day 16th-21st day 22nd - 28th da y Total Under 1month 1 + months 2 + months 3 + months 4 + months 5 + months 6 + months 7 + months 8 + months 9 + months 10 + months 11 + months TOTAL -
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MATERNAL AND iNFANT MORTALITY FOR THE YEARS 1965 - 1970
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Midwife Miles Deliveries Mid. wifery Mater nity Analgesia Ante-Natal Visits Post-Natal Visits Bookings Office Bookings 48 hour Bookings Home Visits Clinic Sessions Femily Pfenning Visits Normel Abnormal Normal A bnormal E ntonox Trllene Midwife Pupil Midwife Pupil -
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Midwife Miles Deliveries Mid-wlfery Mter-nlty Ana leesla Ante-Natal Visits Post-Netal Visits Bookings Office Bookings 48 hour Bookings Home Visits Clinic Sessions Family Planning Visits Normal Abnormal Normal Abnormal Entonox Trilene Midwife Pupil Midwife Pupil -
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SOURCE OF REFERRAL AND RESULT
SOURCE HEARING SATISFACTORY HEARING UNSATISFACTORY TOTAL Referred E.N.T Referred Speech Clinic For Observation Referred Handicapped Register Recommended Nursery School Discharged Referred Speech Clinic Referred E.N.T. For Obser ration A1ready has hearing Aid -
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REASON AND SOURCE OF REFERRAL
REASON FOR REFERRAL SOURCE OF REFERRAL TOTAL Child Health Centres L.A. Doctor General Practitioner Mr. Oakley School Haalth Service Other Sources -
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REASON FOR RETEST HEARING SATISFACTORY HEARING UNSATISFACTORY TOTAL -
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HOME VISITS BY HEALTH VISITORS 1970
Comm. March Part-time Part-time Comm. Feb. Comm. Nov. Comm. June Comm. June Part-time Comm. March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 19 -
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HOME VISITS BY HEALTH VISITORS (Continued)
Left June Comm. July Comm. July Left November 20 21 22 23 24 26 , 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 -
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HOME VISITS BY HEALTH VISITORS (Continued)
Part-time Comm. Sept. Pert-time Comm. June Comm. June Comm. tviersh Comm. June Comm. Sept. TOTALS FOR 1970 TOTALS FOR 1969 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 -
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ATTENDANCES AT CHILD HEALTH CENTRES - 1970
Addiscombe Grove Monday P.M. All Saints Monday P.M. Bens ham Manor Monday A.M. & P.M. Boston Road Thursday P.M. Brighton Road, Coulsdon Thursday P.M. Brighton Road. S. Croydon Wednesday. P.M. Cherry Tree Green Thursday A.M. Coulsdon Youth Club Monday P.M. East Croydon Thursday A.M. & P.M. Falconwood (Alt.) Wednesday P.M. Forestdale (Alt.) Wednesday P.M. Hazelglen Wednesday A.M. Kenley Friday P.M. Lodge Road (Alt.) Monday P.M. Lodge Road Thursday A.M. Lodge Road Thursday P.M. Lodge Road Friday P.M. Monks Orchard Monday P.M. Monks Hill Thursday P.M. New Addington Wednesday A.M. & P.M. New Addington Thursday P.M. New Addington Friday A.M. Norbury Wednesday A.M. & P.M. Old Coulsdon Tuesday P.M. Parish Church Monday P.M. -
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ATTENDANCES AT CHILD HEALTH CENTRES (continued)
Purley Tuesday A.M. Rectory Park Tuesday P.M. Rectory Park Thursday P.M. Reedham Park Avenue (Alt.) Friday P.M. St. Alban's Wednesday P.M. St. Jude's Tuesday A.M. & P.M. St. Oswald's Thursday P.M. St. Paul's Friday P.M. Selhurst Monday P.M. Selsdon Monday P.M. Shirley Thursday P.M. Shrublands Monday P.M. Shrublands Friday P.M. South Croydon Thursday A.M. South Norwood Tuesday P.M. South Norwood Friday P.M. Upper Norwood Thursday A.M. & P.M. Waddon Wednesday P.M. Woodside Friday P.M. TOTAL - 1970 TOTAL - 1969 Clinics held at General Practitioners* Surgeries in 1970 -
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REHABILITATION OF ELDERLY PERSONS
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ATTACHMENT SCHEMES AS AT 31st DECEMBER 1970 (1969 FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
STAFF STAFF ATTACHED STAFF IN LIAISON TOTAL -
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LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT The Corporation lends equipment and makes a small weekly charge, with exemption for incomes below a certain figure.
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DEATHS FROM ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME
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Dental Services for Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under 5 years Part A. Attendances and Treatment Number of visits for treatment during year
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Part D. Inspections
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CERVICAL CYTOLOGY Number of women tested during 1970
Month No. of Clinics Class ! Class II Class III Class /V Class V TOTALS TOTALS New Cases Repeats New Ceses Repeats New Ceses Repeats New Cases Repeets New Cases Repeats New Cases Repeets -
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Numbers referred to Family Doctors for Treatment
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AGE GROUPS
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LONG STAY IMMIGRANTS 1970
Country Issuing Passport Notifications Received Successful Visits Unsuccessful Visits -
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Nursing Homes - Nursing Homes Act. 1964
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CROSFIELD INDUSTRIAL UNIT The number of severely disabled persons employed in the sheltered workshop section on 31.12.70 was 98, made up as shown below. The comparable figures for 1969 are shown in brackets.
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Remuneration 1970 1969 £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Notifiable Disease At all ages Cases notified Total cases notified In wards At ages • veers U. Norwood Norburv W. Thornton Ben. Manor Thornton Heath S. Norwood Woods ide East Addlscombe Whltehorse M. Broad Green Central Waddon Addlngton * Shirley Sanderstead North Sanderstead and Selsdon Woodcote and Coulsdon West Coulsdon East Purle v M F TOTAL Under 1 1 - 4 5- 14 15 - 24 25 • 44 45 - 64 65 & over -
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MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 1970
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SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION - 1970
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VACCINATION AGAINST SMALLPOX A total of 6,941 persons were vaccinated against Smallpox.
Under 1 veer of age 1 1 - 4 5-16 16 or over Totel -
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION IN RELATION TO CHILD POPULATION
Age at 31.12.70 i.e. born in year Under 1 1970 1967-1969 1966-1963 1962-1954 Total -
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VACCINATED AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS The following table gives the number of persons who received a course of primary vaccination during the year.
VACCINATED Children born 1970 Children born 1969 Children born 1968 Children born 1967 Young persons born 1966-63 Young persons born 1962-54 Persons over 16 years of age -
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Ages at Death from Respiratory Tuberculosis
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES Croydon General Hospital Centre
SYPHILIS 1. New Cases of Syphilis Totals Males Females -
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Services Rendered at the Treatment Centre during the Year showing the Areas in which Patients dealt with for the First Time (items 1, 5 and 9) resided.
Name of Local Health Authority Number of New Cases In year Syphilis Gonorrhoea Other Vanereel Conditions Totals all Venereal Conditions Primary and Secondary Other (1) (iv) to (1) (iii) (1) (xi) (5) (iv) (9) (x) -
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Table 1. Numbers seen at Medical Inspections 1970
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Table 2. Attendance of Parents at School Medical Inspections
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Table 3 RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1970
Defects Boys Girls Number requiring Treatment Number requiring Observation Percentage of total Defects Number requiring Treatment Number requiring Observation Percentage of total Defects -
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Table 4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1970 (Percentages of Children Examined)
Defects Entrents inter' mediates Entrants to Secondary Schools Fine! Leavers All Groups Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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Table 5. Cleanliness Inspections
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Table 6. Summary of Findings at Routine Inspections of Vision
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Table 7. Average Heights and Weights in 1970 and Previous Years
Ages Number Examined In 1970 Average Height In Inches Average Weight In lbs 1970 1969 1968 1967 1939 1970 1969 1968 1967 1939 -
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The administrative support of their respective departments has been greatly appreciated by the clinic staff.
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At the end of the year we were finally able to dispense with the waiting list for the buzzers, and now children who require this form of therapy are able to collect the apparatus from Home Nursing the same day; this is very much appreciated by the parents.
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283 children were examined during 1970. The classifications arrived at, together with recommendations made, were as follows:—
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Details of the diagnosis and periods of stay are shown in the accompanying table.
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Juvenile Employment Return The following numbers of children were examined by the medical officers during 1970 as to their fitness to undertake the part-time employment indicated:—
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Causes of Death in School Children 1970 (Uncorrected)
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TABLE 10 Children requiring Special Education, 1970
CATEGORY New Cases Ascertained by Committee * New Admissions Number of Children receiving Specie1 Educational Treatment 23.2.71 No. of children awaiting placement on 23.2.71 Special Schools Independent Schools Hospitals Day Units Home Tuition Total Day Residential Day Residential -
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TABLE 11 PRE-SCHOOL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
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DEAF AND PARTIALLY HEARING PUPILS
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Integration in Hearing Classes
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St. Christopher's Special School for Educationally Subnormal Children
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MALADJUSTED PUPILS
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The number on roll has dropped slightly but the work load on various departments has increased because of the greater severity of the handicaps now being admitted to St. Giles. The main handicap groups are as follows:-
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Percentage of Defects in Children Examined
DEFECTS ALL AGE GROUPS EUROPEAN ASIAN India - Pakistan BRITISH WEST INDIES OTHERS 60 Boys 35 Girls 74 Boys 63 Girls 44 Boys 68 Girls 48 Boys 42 Girls -
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Height and weight measurements were taken of all the children. Although numbers in each group are small, it shows that Asian children are less heavy and smaller than those of the other groups, a finding similar to the 1969 figures.
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TABLE A - PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
Age Groups Inspected (By year of Birth) No. of Pupils Inspected PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) Satisfactory Unsatisfactory for defective vision (excluding squint) for any other condition recorded at Part II Total Individual pupils No. No. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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TABLE C - INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
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PART 2 DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1970 T = requiring Treatment O = requiring Observation
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PART 3
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TABLE B - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR. NOSE AND THROAT
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TABLE C - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
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TABLE D - DISEASES OF THE SKIN
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TABLE E - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT
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TABLE F - SPEECH THERAPY
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TABLE G - OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN
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APPENDIX B - TREATMENT CLINICS Summary of Attendances
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DENTAL SERVICE Items of Treatment
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MINOR AILMENTS CLINICS
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SPEECH CLINICS
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NUMBERS OF PUPILS ON SCHOOL REGISTERS. AND NUMBERS OF CHILDREN EXAMINED AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS IN MAINTAINED SCHOOLS DURING THE YEAR 1970
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AS NOTIFIED BY HEAD TEACHERS
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WORK OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH VISITORS AND NURSES
1970 1969