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Willesden 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table No. 9.—Corresponding to Table IV. of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board ofEducation, dated 27th December, 1923.Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31 st December, 1924.Treatment Table.Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.)

Table No. 9.—Corresponding to Table IV. of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of

Education, dated 27th December, 1923.

Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31 st December, 1924.

Treatment Table.

Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.)

Disease or Defect.Number of Defects Treated, or under Treatment during the Year.
Treated.Total.
Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Skin :—
RingwormScalp Body10423127
Scabies20626
Impetigo24646292
Other Skin Diseases677176853
Minor Eye Defects (external and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.)35474428
Minor Ear Defects29698394
Miscellaneous (e.g., Minor Injuries, Bruises, Sores, Chilblains, etc.)1,7131,4573,170
Total3,4101,8805,290

Table: Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)

Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)

Defect or Disease.Number of Defects dealt with.
Under the Authority's Scheme.Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Errors of Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the Report.)585160601
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.)4004
Total589160605*

Table: Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—

Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—

(a) Under the Authority's scheme510
(b) Otherwise8
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme421
(b) Otherwise8

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* In addition to this number 125 cases of visual defect received attention by Voluntary Hospital, Private
Practitioner or Optician, but it was not known whether they were submitted to refraction.