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Willesden 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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27
THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE
Year ending 31st December, 1924,
ON THE
HEALTH OF CHILDREN ATTENDING THE PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN WILLESDEN.
Giving the Tables required by the Board of Education.

Table No. 6.—Corresponding to Table 1 of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of

Education dated 27th December, 1923.

Return of Medical Inspections for the year ended 31st December, 1924.

A.—Routine Medical Inspections.

Number of Code Group Inspections—
Entrants1,519
Intermediates2,038
Leavers3,779
Total7,336
Number of other Routine Inspections0
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections5,001
Number of Re-inspections13,377
Total18,378

Table No. 7.—Corresponding to Table II. of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of Education, dated 27th December, 1924.

A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Specials.
No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition2373312
Uncleanliness (see Table IV, Group V)
SkinRingworm:
Head255
Body248
Scabies119
Impetigo10253
Other Diseases (non- tuberculous)76_686_
EyeBlepharitis49106
Conjunctivitis9135
Keratitis18
Corneal Opacities431
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)57229221
Squint31131
Other Conditions23268
Spectacles broken288
Spectacles lost31