Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Defects | 1970 | 1969 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case | Cases | Atten-dances | Average No. of Attendances per case | |
| Ringworm | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scabies | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Impetigo | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Other Skin Defects | 64 | 97 | 1.5 | 90 | 240 | 2.7 |
| Otorrhoea and other Ear defects | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
| External Eye Defects | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 7 | 19 | 2.7 |
| Verrucae | 1.250 | 8,391 | 6.7 | 821 | 6,774 | 8.3 |
| Miscellaneous | 562 | 2,823 | 5.0 | 539 | 2,671 | 5.0 |
| TOTALS | 1.905 | 11,363 | 6.0 | 1.464 | 9.714 | 6.6 |
| 1970 | 1969 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of pupils treated | 527 | 589 |
| Total number of new cases | 199 | 224 |
| Total number of Orthopaedic conditions | 343 | 377 |
| Total number of Respiratory conditions | 184 | 212 |
| Individual treatments | 387 | 467 |
| Number of classes | 162 | 187 |
| 1970 | 1969 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases treated | 1,342 | 1,067 |
| Number of new cases | 266 | 90 |
| Number of cases discharged | 429 | 343 |
| Number of reviews | 995 | 716 |
| Treatment sessions | 11,668 | 8,946 |