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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Willesden 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Pupils Requiring Treatment

Pupils Requiring Treatment

GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recordedTotal individual pupils
Entrants5172176
2nd age group102146240
3rd age group13695226
Other periodic inspections127189310
Totals :1955370602952
19545091,0681,527

Table: Minor Ailments

Minor Ailments

19551954
Diseases of skin :
Ringworm (i) Scalp—1
(ii) Body1—
Scabies——
Impetigo9971
Other318475
Miscellaneous minor ailments2831,267
Nervous3831
Digestive624
Respiratory247380
Skeletal67113
Circulatory528
Infectious diseases22
Pyrexia18
Ductless Glands44
Psychogenic3946
Helminthiasis821
Developmental1019
Excretory13
Debility224276
Colds and rheumatism47130
Minor injuries483604
Miscellaneous surgical3516
Miscellaneous38196
TOTALS1,5383,720

Table: Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint

Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint

No. of cases dealt with during the year
19551954
External and other (excluding errors of refraction and squint)40120
Errors of refraction (including squint)1,2681,432
No. of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed637694

Table: Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat

Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat

No. of cases dealt with during the year
19551954
Received operative treatment for (a) Diseases of the ear—3
(b) Adenoids and chronic tonsillitis164568
(c) Other nose and throat conditions345
Received other forms of treatment116292