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Willesden 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Orthopaedic and Postural Defects

No. of Cases dealt with during the year
19531952195119501949
No. treated as In-Patients in Hospitals3640349
No. treated otherwise, e.g., in Clinics or Out-Patient Departments (a) By the County Council369467300674534
(b) Otherwise507
†Not recorded.

Child Guidance

No. of Cases dealt with during the year
19531952195119501949
184327512

SPEECH THERAPY

Clinic or SchoolNo. of Cases dealt with during the year
Kilburn Clinic116
Willesden Clinic45
Stonebridge Clinic75
Lower Place Special School for Physically Handicapped Pupils27
Leinster Special School for Educationally Subnormal Pupils13
TOTALS1953276
1952296
1951152
1950101
1949129

Infestation with Vermin

19531952195119501949
Total No. of examinations39,91238,62342,87531,84430,104
Total No. of pupils found to be infested1,9041,2102,6051,7972,729
Total No. of individual pupils found to be infested for the first time during the current year6755436895061,005
Number of individual pupils in respect of' whom cleansing notices were issued under Section 54/2, Education Act, 19443602866316641,209
Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued under Section 54/3, Education Act, 1944321845108