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Willesden 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: RESULTS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION. Totals— All Schools, All Ages.

RESULTS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION. Totals— All Schools, All Ages.

Degree.*Ref. No. of NoteAttendance.Clothing.Footgear.Nutrition.Cleanliness of Skin and Head.Do. Body.Mental Condition.Vision— R.Do. — L.Tonsils.Nose and Throat.Adenoids.Submax and Cervical GlandsExternal Eye Disease.Temp. Teeth defect. No., & No. of Children affected.Perm. Teeth defect. No., & No. of Children affected.Ear Disease.Hearing.Speech.Heart and Circulatory.Lungs.Nervous Diseases.Tuberculosis.Rickets.Deformities, Spinal Dis., etc.Infectious and Contagious Dis.Other Defects.Tuberculosis in Family.
4691018141213111516172021222324252627
BOYS— Number Examined, 5,169.
1Cases4,1293,1383,3551,7584,4824,451A.R.2,4372,353947M.B.873I ,5l8S. 72A.A.O. &c.209215277192684619816926269136
10,9321,662
2,8042,756407B.B.99
2,946749
Per cent.89.160.764.934.086.786.171.370.164.762.518.37.916.929.41.4C.3.7C.2.21.94.04.25.43.71.30.93.83.30.55.22.6
2Cases324.1,7901,5512,7322 b6106311,0711,1151,0751,133586O.D.O.D.Combined B 3,496O.D.
64753410997
Per cent.7.034.630.052.912.511.812.227.228.428.530.011.310.32.167.61.9
3Cases1792412633277875761257283149SYMBOLS and ABBREVIATIONS.
Per cent.3.94.75.10.61.51.71.51.56.87.52.9* Corresponds to Reference No. of Note. (Notes for Inspecting Officer—Circular 582.)
Degree 1 = Good In columns corresponding to reference Nos.4,6, 9, 10, 18
CasesR.I.C.R.I.V. 225V. 105„ 2 = Average or normal „ „ „ „ „ „
„ 3 = Bad „ „ „ „ „ „
443295„ 2b = Below normal. An additional Class in the case of Nutrition.
Per cent.8.65.74.42.0„ 1 = 6/5 & 6/6 In columns corresponding to reference Nos.14
„ 2 = 6/9 & 6/12 „ „ „ „ „ „
„ 3 = 6/18 to D/60 „ „ „ „ „ „
CasesO.D. 85O.D. 22
„ 1 (Tonsils) „ „ „ „ „ „12 Represents d'gree of enlargm't
„ 2 „ „ „ „ „ „ „
Per cent.1.60 4„ 3 „ „ „ „ „ „ „
GIRLS— Number Examined, 4,807.
*Ref. No. of Note469101814121311151617202122 2324252627
1Cases3,5973,4043,4422,2284,3164.308A.R.1,9151,868836M.B.6931,416S. 65A.A.O. &c.183127335146502868837151176
9,4851,726
2,5322,445255B.B.65
2,648746
Per cent.85..370.871.646.389.889.669.166.754.853.517.45.314.429.51.4C.3.6C.2.31.43.82.67.03.01.00.61.41.70.13.23.7
2Cases4241,3001,2012,1602 b4434511,0711,1381,2941,342532O.D.O.D.Combined B 3,185O.D.
3922819177
Per cent.10.127.125.044.98.29.29.429.331.137.038.411.15.81.966.31.6
3Cases1951031642748486080285284160SYMBOLS and ABBREVIATIONS—Continued.
Per cent.4.62.13.40.61.01.01.62.28.28.13.3I. = Insufficiency In columns corresponding to reference Nos6
R. = Need of Repair „ „ „ „ „ „
C. = Uncleanliness „ „ „ „ „ „
CasesR.I.C.R.I.V.1,203V. 64V. = Verminous condition „ „ „ „ „ „10
115199O.D. = Other Diseases „ „ „ „ „ „10, 12, 13, 15
A. = Attention „ „ „ „ „ „l8
Per cent.2.44.125.01.3R. = Response „ „ „ „ „ „
M.B. = Mouth Breathers „ „ „ „ „ „12
S. = Squint „ „ „ „ „ „13
CasesO.D.34O.D.16O. &c. = Discharging Ear Disease „ „ „ „ „ „15
A. = Total No. of Teeth found to be defective „ „ „ „ „ „11
B. = No. of Children in which defective Teeth were found „ „
Per cent.0.70.3C. = Average No. of defective Teeth per affected child „ „

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1. Number of Children with defects, ignoring those of teeth and vision Boys, 3,475 = 67 2 per cent.; Girls, 2,999 = 62.4 per cent.
2. Number of Children with only defective teeth or vision, or both Boys, 1,149 = 22 2 per cent.; Girls, 1,185 — 24.6 per cent.