London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Croydon 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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PART 3

TABLE A EYE DISEASES. DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squintNumber of cases known to have been dealt with
4
Errors of refraction (including squint)1363
Total1367
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed472
TABLE B - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR. NOSE AND THROAT
Received operative treatmentNumber of cases known to have been dealt with
68
(a) for diseases of the ear
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis567
(c) for other nose and throat conditions-
Received other forms of treatment35
Total670
Total number of pupils still on the register of schools at 31st December 1971, known to have been provided with hearing aids:—
(a) during the calendar year 19719
lb) in previous years79
TABLE C - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
la) Pupils treated at clinics or out-patients depts.Number known to have been treated
258
lb) Pupils treated at school for postural defects24
Total282
TABLE D - DISEASES OF THE SKIN
Ringworm - (a) ScalpNumber of pupils known to have been treated
-
(b) Body2
Scabies21
Impetigo4
Other skin diseases36
Total63
TABLE E - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT
Pupils treated at Child Guidance clinicsNumber known to have been treated
321