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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Deformity Present | 6 | 12 | 18 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 72.22 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Tuberculosis (Non-pulmonary)— | |||||||||||||||||||||
Glandular | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Suspected—Glandular ... | 0 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
,, Bones & Joints | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
,, Other Forms | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Speech | |||||||||||||||||||||
Defective Articulation | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Squint- | |||||||||||||||||||||
Squint Present | 13 | 178 | 191 | 442 | 478 | 4 | 127 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ‡4 | 151 | 3 | 101 | 17 | 30 | 79.06 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 45 |
Vision- | |||||||||||||||||||||
Defect not ascertained | 5 | 82 | 87 | 196 | 67 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ‡7 | 37 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 42.53 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 48 |
One Eye Normal | 8 | 35 | 43 | 69 | 123 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 93.35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Both Eyes 6/6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Both Eyes 6/9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 93.75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
One Eye 6/9, Other 6/12 or less | 8 | 41 | 49 | 75 | 124 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 97.96 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Both Eyes 6/12 or less | 17 | 248 | 265 | 544 | 852 | 3 | 238 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ‡2 | 253 | 66 | 152 | 4 | 31 | 95.47 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33 |
Spectacles Broken | 5 | 258 | 263 | 311 | 600 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ‡8 | 257 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9772 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
Spectacles Lost | 0 | 81 | 81 | 152 | 291 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ‡2 | 77 | 19 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 95.06 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Debility | 6 | 74 | 80 | 187 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 73 | 12 | 51 | 2 | 8 | 91.25 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
Miscellaneous | 20 | 610 | 630 | 1576 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 360 | 102 | 5 | 143 | 610 | 440 | 135 | 4 | 31 | 96.83 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 46 |
Grand Totals | 431 | 5579 | 6010 | 21065 | 7882 | 79 | 1408 | 2473 | 844 | 31 | 704 | 5460 | 3567 | 1298 | 120 | 475 | 90.08 | 143 | 328 | 471 | 803 |
Mental Condition —Dull or Backward and Mentally Defective (all grades)—
No. of New Cases referred during 1916 | 64 | Found on Examination to be Dull and Backward | 50 |
Found on Examination to be Mentally Defective | 10 | Found on Examination to be Normal | 2 |
Not Examined at end of year | 2 | ||
Re examinations for Defective Vision other than Lost and Broken Spectacles— | |||
No. of Visits | 1190 | No. of Medical Examinations | 894 |
‡Includes those treated by Optician.