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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. referred for treatment. | No. requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for treatment. | No. referred for treatment. | No. requiring to be kept under observation. but not referred for treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:- | ||||
| Definite | — | — | — | — | |
| Suspected | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary:- | |||||
| Definite:- | |||||
| Glands | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Spine | — | — | — | — | |
| Hip | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| Other forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Suspected:- | |||||
| Glands | — | — | — | — | |
| Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| Other forms | — | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | — | — | — |
| Chorea | — | — | — | — | |
| Other conditions | — | — | — | — | |
| Deformities | Rickets | — | 1 | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | — | 15 | — | — | |
| Other forms | 3 | 15 | — | — | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 1 | 10 | — | — | |
| Total | 167 | 158 | 1 | — | |
Number of Individual Children having Defects which required treatment
or to be kept under observation 188
Table no. 65.—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 | — | — | — | — |
| Body | ||||
| Scabies | — | — | — | — |
| Impetigo | — | — | — | — |
| Minor Injuries | — | — | — | — |
| Other Skin Disease | 9 | — | — | — |
| Ear Disease | 3 | — | — | — |
| Eve Disease (external and other) | 3 | — | — | — |
| Miscellaneous | — | — | — | — |