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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Cases dealt with as a result of reference from Assistant School Medical Officers of children suitable for domiciliary visitation by the Lady Health Visitors, 1909.
| Condition needing attention. | Number notified on H V. Card. | Number Visited. | Number Receiving Treatment at First Visit. | Number Receiving Treatment as a direct result of Visiting. | Number untreated at end of year. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. on Med. In. Schedule. | ||||||||
| Medical. | Domestic. | Medical. | Domestic. | |||||
| 9 | Nutrition | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — |
| 10 | Vermin and want of cleanliness | 407 | 407 | 1 | 112 | 2 | 285 | 7 |
| 11 | Teeth | 17 | 17 | 5 | — | 8 | — | 4 |
| 12 | Nose & Throat | 134 | 134 | 11 | — | 80 | — | 43 |
| 13 | Eyes | 47 | 63 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Vision | 71 | 27 | 2 | — | 19 | — | 6 |
| 15 | Ear discharge | 5 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Hearing | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 18 | Mental condition | 8 | 8 | - | - | 3 | - | _ |
| 20 | Heart | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Lungs | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 22 | Nervous disorders | 3 | 3 | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | |
| 23 | Tuberculosis | 16 | 16 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — |
| 25 | Deformities | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| 26 | Infectious and contagious diseases | 286 | 307 | 45 | 84 | 130 | 43 | 5 |
| 27 | Other defects | 12 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 978 | *1047 | 103 | 207 | 3i3 | 340 | 79 | |
*The number visited, it will be observed, slightly exceeds the number notified. This is
accounted for by the fact that some cases not notified by the A.S.M.O. were, judged by the
returns on the medical inspection card, deemed to be cases calling for home visits by the School
Nurse. It will be observed that, after deducting cases of verminous and uncleanly conditions,
27 per cent, of the total cases notified by the Assistant School Medical Officers received no medical
treatment. This is a very much smaller proportion of untreated cases of illness than has been
found in cases of sickness occurring among school children coming to knowledge otherwise than
by intimation from the A.S.M.O. (See Tables).
PRECAUTIONS FOR PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
A number of the cases thus dealt with are brought to notice
by intimations from the Head Teachers made on the Teacher's
Notification Card. These are cases of infectious disease coming