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Willesden 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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mittee, which appears in the Appendix to my Report for
1912.
Dr. Rawes is the Assistant School Medical Officer
attached to this school, and attends weekly. The children
in attendance are examined by him from time to time, and
records of such examinations are kept.
Epileptic.—During the year enquiries made regarding
this class of children showed that there were 49 epileptic
children on or about the 4th June, 1913, living within the
school area of Willesden. These may be classified according
to age and sex as follows:—
A ge
in
Y ears
| o | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 : 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 24 |
| Girls | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Total | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 49 |
These 19 children attend schools as under :—
No. of epileptic children attending Ordinary Public
Elementary Schools 24
No. of epileptic children attending Day Special
Schools 4
No. of epileptic children attending Residential Special
Schools 3
No. of epileptic children not attending school 18
Total 49