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Willesden 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 60.—Hospital Treatment of School Children during 1920.—
| Defects. | Admitted from | Total. | Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | In Hospital at end of year. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School. Clinics | General Practitioners | Operative. | General. | Other forms specify, e.g., massage, electricity, etc. | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | Died. | |||
| Contusions (face) | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Contusion of Abdomen | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Strabismus | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Corneal Ulcer | 4 | — | 4 | — . | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Occlusion of Lachrymal Duct | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Keratitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Injury to Eye | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Punctured Cornea | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nil | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Total | 493 | 77 | 570 | 404 | 166 | — | 541 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
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Table No . 61.
Absence from School. Term commencing August 23rd, 1920, and ending December 23rd,
1920.
| Causes of Absence. | P.F.B. | P.F.G. | P.F.I. | F.R.S.M. | F.R.J.M. | F.R.I. | D.H.I. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | |
| 1. Illness, actual and alleged, of the Child. | ||||||||
| Infectious diseases | 874 | 828 | 1,903 | 473 | 262 | 1,234 | 578 | 6,152 |
| Otorrhcea | 40 | 70 | 10 | — | 72 | 24 | 8 | 224 |
| Other ear diseases | 21 | 21 | — | 21 | — | 65 | 42 | 170 |
| Sore throat | 362 | 368 | 106 | — | 322 | 193 | 55 | 1,406 |
| Other diseases of the nose and throat | 0 | 92 | 267 | 339 | 240 | 372 | 85 | 1,395 |
| teeth (toothache, etc.) | 53 | 90 | 24 | 36 | 147 | 218 | 60 | 628 |
| External eye diseases | 81 | 249 | 181 | 84 | 26 | 30 | 91 | 742 |
| Diseases of the heart and circulation, including anaemia | 51 | — | — | 187 | 211 | — | — | 449 |
| Lungs:— | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 87 | 23 | 502 | 22 | 136 | — | 341 | 1,111 |
| Pneumonia | — | 52 | — | — | 146 | — | 30 | 228 |
| Pleurisy, etc. | — | |||||||
| Coughs and Colds | 201 | 721 | 673 | 1,040 | 454 | 1,478 | 1,183 | 5,750 |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | 119 | 244 |
| Tuberculosis, non-pulmonary | — | 166 | — | — | 168 | — | 95 | 429 |
| Debility | — | 199 | 285 | — | 116 | 40 | 555 | 1,195 |
| Enlarged glands | 136 | 76 | 12 | 93 | 83 | 60 | 88 | 548 |
| Skin diseases:— | ||||||||
| Ringworm | — | 10 | 226 | 140 | 26 | 208 | — | 610 |
| Scabies | — | 120 | — | 38 | 255 | — | 21 | 434 |
| Impetigo | 1ll | 145 | 549 | — | 89 | 381 | 91 | 1,366 |
| Sores, etc. | 153 | 54 | 331 | — | — | 117 | 15 | 670 |
| Rheumatism | 158 | 420 | — | 60 | 122 | 63 | 43 | 866 |