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Willesden 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Prosecutions.—49 prosecutions were conducted by
the Attendance Officers on the recommendation of the
Medical Officer for non-attendance in respect of exclusion
from school on account of dirty and verminous conditions.
Five of these cases were withdrawn, as the children meanwhile
had been cleansed. In the remaining 44 cases fines
were inflicted by the Magistrate varying in amount from
2s. 6d. to 20s.
D. CLINIC.
The Clinic maintained by the Authority deals with
Ringworm and Eye cases.
The following Table, No. 57, shows the work that has been done at the Clinic during the year under review:—
Table No. 57.
| Clinic.—(Ringworm and Eyes.) | Ringworm. | Eyes. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | ||
| No. of cases under treatment at 26th December, 1914 | 113 | 3 | 111 |
| No. of cases coming under treatment | 237 | 25 | 1070 |
| Total No. of cases under treatment | *350 | †28 | †1181 |
| No. of cases cured or relieved:— | |||
| 97 | ... | ... | |
| (b) By provision of Spectacles | ... | 2 | 730 |
| (c) By other means | 108 | 17 | 224 |
| No. of cases previously attending Clinic cured by other agencies or removed | 32 | 5 | 27 |
| No. of cases not requiring treatment | 57 | 1 | 112 |
| Total No. of cases remaining under treatment at 1st January, 1916 | 56 | 3 | 88 |
| Re-examinations of children previously treated at Eye Clinic | ... | 1 | 355 |
*Note that 57 of these cases were found upon examination not to be
suffering from Ringworm. The actual number of cases of Ringworm coming
under treatment therefore = 350 - 57 or 293.
†Note that 1 of the cases under 5 years and 112 of the cases over 5 years
were found upon examination not to require treatment. The actual number
of cases coming under treatment is therefore 28-1 or 27 under 5 years, and
1181-112 or 1069 over 5 years, or a total of 1096—and of this number 1096,
7 were cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum which would not appear in Table 56.