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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1924—continued.
| Routine Inspections. | Specials. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Defect or Disease. | 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) | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 23 | 1 | 13 | — |
| Otitis Media | 36 | 0 | 138 | — . | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 47 | 1 | 107 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | 'Enlarged Tonsils only | 552 | 110 | 88 | 1 |
| Adenoids only | 71 | 8 | 31 | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 261 | 11 | 215 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 105 | 9 | 98 | — | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 176 | 51 | 123 | — | |
| Defective Speech | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Teeth | Dental Diseases Not inspected by the School Medical Inspectors. (see Table IV, Group IV) Each child is inspected annually by the School Dental | ||||
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | [Inspectors. | |||
| Organic | 15 | 18 | 15 | 1 | |
| Functional | 30 | 64 | 6 | — | |
| Anaemia | 61 | 6 | 25 | — | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 71 | 5 | 40 | — |
| Other Non-Tuberculous | |||||
| Diseases | 15 | 16 | 7 | — | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
| Definite | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | |
| Suspected | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
| Definite:— | |||||
| Glands | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Spine | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | |
| Hip | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other Bones and Joints | 0 | o | 0 | — | |
| Skin | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other forms | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Suspected:— | |||||
| Glands | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Bones and Joints | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| Other forms | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | |
| Epilepsy | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | |
| Nervous | Chorea | 3 | 6 | 19 | — |
| System | Other Conditions | 4 | 3 | 5 | — |
| Deformities | Rickets | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 33 | 5 | 2 | — | |
| Other forms | 26 | 5 | 1 | — | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 221 | 52 | 2,093 | — | |
| Total | 2,776 | 441 | 5,031 | 2 | |
B.—Number of individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
| Group. | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Code Groups— | |||
| Entrants | 1,519 | 493 | 32.5 |
| Intermediates | 2,038 | 704 | 34.5 |
| Leavers | 3,779 | 1,086 | 28.7 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 7,336 | 2,283 | 31.1 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 0 | 0 | 0 |