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Willesden 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 46.—Corresponding to Table IV. of Appendix G of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education for 1919.
Treatment of Defects of Children during 1920.
A.—Treatment of Minor Ailments.
| Defect or Disease. | Number of Children. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred for Treatment. | Treated. | ||||
| Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |||
| Skin :— | |||||
| Ringworm—Head | 307 | 271 | 32 | 303 | |
| Ringworm—Body | |||||
| Scabies | 413 | 369 | 44 | 413 | |
| Impetigo | 1,482 | 1,393 | 85 | 1,478 | |
| Minor Injuries | 655 | 597 | 52 | 649 | |
| Other Skin Disease | |||||
| Ear Disease | 588 | 504 | 58 | 562 | |
| Eye Disease (external and other) | 562 | 523 | 35 | 558 | |
| Miscellaneous | 6,100 | 5,120 | 872 | 5,992 | |
B.—Treatment of Visual Defects.
| Number of Children. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred for Refraction. | Submitted to Refraction. | For whom Glasses were Prescribed. | For whom Glasses were Provided. | Recommended for Treatment other than by Glasses. | Received other Forms of Treatment. | For whom no Treatment was considered necessary. | |||
| Under Local Education Authority's Scheme— Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||||||
| 735 | 715 | - | - | 715 | 643 | 621 | 4 | 3 | 68 |
C.—Treatment of Defects of. Nose and Throat.
| Number of Children. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred for Treatment. | Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | ||
| Under Local Education Authority's Scheme—Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital. | Total. | ||
| 1,350 | 274 | 145 | 419 | 876 |
D.—Treatment of Dental Defects.
(1) Number of Children dealt with.
(2) Particulars of time given and of operations undertaken.
Vide 3rd Annual Report on Dental Work in connection with children attending the public
elementary schools, expectant and nursing mothers and children under 5 years, herewith. Table
No. 72.