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Willesden 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 66.—Corresponding to Table V. of Appendix G of the Annual Report of the Chief
Medical Officer of the Board of Education, 1919.
Summary of Treatment of Defects as shown in Table IV. (A, B, C, Dand F,
but Excluding E.).
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred for Treatment. | Treated. | Total. | ||
| Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | |||
| Minor Ailments | 15 | - | - | - |
| Visual Defects | 33 | - | - | - |
| Defects of Nose and Throat | 8 | - | - | - |
| Dental Defects | 101 | - | - | - |
| Other Defects | 10 | - | - | - |
| Total | 167 | - | - | - |
Table No. 67.—Corresponding to Table VI. of Appendix G of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education for 1919.
Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections
During the Year 1920.
| (1) | The total number of children medically inspected at the routine inspections* | 282 |
| (2) | The number of children in (1) suffering from:— | |
| Malnutrition | 5 | |
| Skin Disease | 12 | |
| Defective Vision (including squint) | 73 | |
| Eye Disease | 7 | |
| Defective Hearing | 2 | |
| Ear Disease | 8 | |
| Nose and Throat Disease | 20 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular) | 12 | |
| Defective Speech | 2 | |
| Dental Disease | 116 | |
| Heart Disease:— | ||
| Organic | 9 | |
| Functional | 1 | |
| Anæmia | 11 | |
| Lung Disease (non-tubercular) | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis:— | ||
| Pulmonary:— | ||
| Definite | — | |
| Suspected | — | |
| Non-pulmonary | 1 | |
| Disease of the Nervous System | — | |
| Deformities | 34 | |
| Other defects and Diseases | 11 | |
| (3) | The number of children in (1) suffering from defects (other than uncleanliness or defective clothing or footgear), who require to be kept under observation (but not referred for treatment) | 52 |
| (4) | The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 135 |
| (5) | The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | — |
| *" Specials " are not included in this Table. | ||