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 Willesden]
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Table No. 39.
Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection of Ailing
Children at the Schools.
Total No. of ailing children examined at the Schools 1,757
Total No. of defects or diseases found 2,286
Total No. of defects or diseases referred for treatment 1,743
Total No. of defects or diseases requiring to be kept under observation
but not referred for treatment 0
Details.
Defect or Disease. | No. found to be suffering | No. referred for treatment | |
---|---|---|---|
Malnutrition | 51 | 2 | |
Uncleanliness: | |||
Head | 245 | 232 | |
Body | 62 | 23 | |
Skin | Ringworm : | ||
Head | 6 | 6 | |
Body | 0 | 0 | |
Scabies | 10 | 10 | |
Impetigo | 83 | 77 | |
Other Disease | 19 | 9 | |
Eye | Defective Vision and Squint | 601 | 553 |
External Eye Disease | 165 | 152 | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 50 | 47 |
Ear Disease | 146 | 127 | |
Teeth | Dental Disease | 256 | 133 |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 86 | 73 |
Adenoids | 82 | 57 | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 39 | 39 | |
Defective Speech | 14 | 1 | |
Heart Disease : | |||
Heart and Circulation | Organic | 20 | 12 |
Functional | 21 | 2 | |
Anaemia | 57 | 44 | |
Lungs | Pulmonary Tuberculosis : | ||
Definite | 1 | 1 | |
Suspected | 10 | 9 | |
Chronic Bronchitis | 8 | 1 | |
Other Diseases | 0 | 0 | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 0 | 0 |
Chorea | 3 | 3 | |
Other Diseases Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis : | 3 | 0 | |
Glands | 1 | 0 | |
Bones and Joints | 1 | 0 | |
Other Forms | 0 | 0 | |
Rickets | 5 | 2 | |
Deformities | 32 | 9 | |
Other Defects or Diseases | 209 | 119 | |
Total | 2,286 | 1,743 |