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Willesden 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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55
THE TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE
Year Ending 31st December, 1919,
ON THE
HEALTH OF CHILDREN ATTENDING
THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
IN WILLESDEN.

Table: Table No . 48.—CERTAIN STATISTICAL DATA.

Table No . 48.—CERTAIN STATISTICAL DATA.

No. of Public Elementary Schools at December, 191934
No. of School Departments at December, 191979
No. of Children on School Rolls at December, 191924,704
Total No. of Children medically inspected6,240
Total No. of Children dentally inspected5,136
Total No. of Defects of every description "followed up" during 191917,035
Total No. of Defects of every description for which treatment was obtained during 191915,129

Table: Table No. 49.MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT—ATTENDANCES AT CLINICS, 1919.

Table No. 49.

MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT—ATTENDANCES AT CLINICS, 1919.

Condition.Mothers and Children under 5.School Children.Grand Total.
Expectant Mothers.Nursing Mothers.Children under Five.Total.
1. Cleansing22147137496,2106,959
2. Throat, Nose and Ear Diseases001421424,1234,265
3. Minor Ailments601111,5451,71628,70030,416
4. Eye Diseases0081815,9256,006
5. Medical Consultations1,9665,69622,32329,985029,985
6. Total (1—5)2,0485,82124,80432,67344,95877,631
7. Dental Consultations14620253087811,02411,902
8. Total (6—7)2,1946,02325,33433,55155,98289,533
9. Ringworm Attendances001971971,2211,418
10. Grand Total2,1946,02325,53133,74857,20390,951
Clinic (I.).Clinic (II.).Grand Total.
Mothers and Children under Five.School Children.Total.Mothers and Children under Five.School Children.Total.
11. Medical Attendances15,53321,53737,07017,14023,42140,56177,631
12. Dental Attendances4305,5035,9334485,5215,96911,902
13. Total15,96327,04043,00317,58828,94246,53089,533