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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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AS NOTIFIED BY HEAD TEACHERS
Disease | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | |
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Chicken Pox | 684 | 579 | 721 | |
Conjunctivitis | 12 | 27 | 14 | |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | |
Gastro-Enteritis | 3 | 22 | 9 | |
German Measles | 368 | 267 | 485 | |
Impetigo | 30 | 34 | 46 | |
Jaundice | 1 | 2 | 22 | |
Measles | 310 | 388 | 506 | |
Mumps | 47 | 878 | 1,295 | |
Non-Specific Diarrhoea including Dysentery | 247 | 325 | 551 | |
Non-Specific Vomiting | 74 | 10 | 43 | |
Other Diseases | 47 | 342 | 553 | |
Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | |
Ringworm or Vermin | Body | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Scalp | - | - | - | |
Scabies | 14 | 10 | 13 | |
Scarlet Fever | 66 | 78 | 87 | |
Sore Throar including Tonsillitis | 72 | 111 | 112 | |
Whooping Cough | 50 | 55 | 19 | |
2,027 | 3,131 | 4,477 |
WORK OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH VISITORS AND NURSES
1971 | 1970 | |
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Home Visits re pupils | 3,665 | 3,787 visits |
Social Welfare visits to Schools | 451 | 421 " |
Minor Ailments | 1,330 | 1,262 sessions |
Hygiene | 822 | 647 " |
Pre-Medicals | 1,290 | 1,226 " |
Routine Medical Inspections | 1,304 | 1,405 " |
Follow-up | 39 | 17 " |
Immunisation | 137 | 64 " |
Health Survey | 119 | 61 " |
Health Education | 578 | 404 " |
Enuresis Clinics | 87 | 78 " |
Eye Clinics | 115 | 120 " |
Inspection Clinics | 89 | 72 " |