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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A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1929—
Defect or Disease. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
Requiring treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (3) | Requiring treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (5) | ||
Ear | Defective Hearing | 7 | - | 21 | — |
Otitis Media | — | - | 150 | — | |
Other Ear Diseases | 39 | - | 147 | 1 | |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 907 | 171 | 172 | 9 |
Adenoids only | 89 | 5 | 43 | — | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 84 | 7 | 280 | 6 | |
Other Conditions | 57 | 6 | 74 | 1 | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 142 | 24 | 211 | 3 | |
Defective Speech | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |
Teeth | Dental Diseases (see Table IV, Group IV) Heart Disease: | 1,444 | 27 | ||
Heart and Circulation | Organic | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
Functional | 7 | 67 | 5 | — | |
Anaemia | 144 | 12 | 126 | 1 | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 22 | 1 | 48 | — |
Other Non-Tuberculous | |||||
Diseases | 12 | 4 | 26 | — | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
Definite | — | — | — | — | |
Suspected | — | , 1 | 12 | 1 | |
Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
Definite:— | |||||
Glands | — | — | 2 | — | |
Spine | — | — | — | — | |
Hip | — | — | — | — | |
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
Skin | — | — | — | — | |
Other forms | — | — | 1 | — | |
Suspected:— | |||||
Glands | — | — | 3 | — | |
Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
Other forms | — | — | 3 | — | |
NervousSystem | Epilepsy | — | — | 2 | — |
Chorea | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
Other Conditions | 6 | — | 27 | 1 | |
Deformities | Rickets | 3 | — | 4 | — |
Spinal Curvature | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Other forms | 28 | 20 | 18 | 2 | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 320 | 29 | 3,277 | 108 | |
Total | 3,912 | 406 | 7,463 | 160 |
B.—Number of individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
Group. (1) | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. (4) | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspected. (2) | Found to require treatment. (3) | ||
Code Groups— Entrants | 2,640 | 1,136 | 43.0 |
Intermediates | 2,280 | 812 | 35.6 |
Leavers | 2,000 | 635 | 31.7 |
Total (Code Groups) | 6,920 | 2,583 | 37.3 |
Other Routine Inspections | 0 | 0 | 0 |