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Willesden 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table No. 10.—In this Table is embodied the information required in the N.B. to Notes on Table IV. on p. 13 of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of Education dated 27th December, 1923. Return showing the nature and number of all medical defects referred for following up, whether referred from Routine Medical Inspection, Medical Inspection of " Specials," or from other Sources, these latter having never been inspected by the Education Committee's Medical Officers, the number of visits and medical examinations made in connection therewith, and the extent to which remedial measures were carried out during 1924.

Table No. 10.—In this Table is embodied the information required in the N.B. to Notes on Table IV. on p. 13 of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of Education dated 27th December, 1923. Return showing the nature and number of all medical defects referred for following up, whether referred from Routine Medical Inspection, Medical Inspection of " Specials," or from other Sources, these latter having never been inspected by the Education Committee's Medical Officers, the number of visits and medical examinations made in connection therewith, and the extent to which remedial measures were carried out during 1924.

CONDITIONS.No. of defects followed up.No. of visits made on account of these defects.No. of Medical Examinations made on account of these defects.No. of times attended by Clinic Nurse only on account of these defects.No. of defects for which no report is available.No. of defects not needing treatment.No. of defects treated.Results of Treatment.Percentage of defects treated.No. of defects not treated.No. of defects under ob-servation at end of year and carried forward to succeeding year.
Remedied.Improved.Unchanged.Under observation at end of year (result of treatment uot known).
School Clinic.Hospital (under Council Scheme).Volun-taryHos-pital or other charitable Institution.Infirmary or Poor Law.Private Practitioner.Total.Domestic Treatment only.Grand Total.Excluding Domestic Treatment.In hiding Domestic Treatment.Removed from observation.Still under observation at end of year.Total.
Brought forward from previous year.New.Total.
l23456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Clothing—
Unsatisfactory12122375—————————2121171—3—95.51—13
Footgear—
Unsatisfactory——————————————————————————
Cleanliness of Head—
Nits1012 7852,88649210116918—212————2122,6122,8242,665——1597.498.5232144180
Pediculi12439451396116212—1283————283162445427——1862.998.95—518
Other dirty conditions112131811111————1101111———9.1100.0————
Cleanliness of Body—
Dirty—3311——————————333————100.0————
Pediculi—1010113———2————2799———20.090.01—1—
Fleabitten—32325413——3————3283129——29.496.9—113
Malnutrition3810414226187——35—20—1338661043435—3527.374.817183553
Nose and Throat—
Enlarged Tonsils1835557382,18071384541434911413023725262168448634.237.9199231430317
Adenoids259011534798—2511424—3422443332638.940.729356441
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids1005686682,012812588841124136114316432024617348 549.1122210332283
Other conditions77300377817444452776125—961981263242791013453 888.032124446
Cervical or Neck Glands—
Enlarged (non-T.B.)433143577113612253112—40—572099530422113—7059.987.117284598
External Eye Disease—
Blepharitis391642034274803113—121—10—12143521951617—2771.597.523530
Conjunctivitis29206235424651979——145—16—8169552241963—2571.995.31011126
Corneal Opacities326294060107—313—7——20—20144—276.976.94264
Keratitis210123054472—6—2—210—106112100.0100.0———2
Other conditions11110121197214871269—11—6862711397—11572.995.841516
Ear Disease—
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear902253158901,0371,13563180—33126240412812162—6378.491.81782571
Defective Hearing1827451255733534—1—314822119—237.859.5114156
Wax128092971641351160—3—770158576——977.894.432511
Other Disease12849616820460—352—81869219074——1674.296.83—316
Teeth—See Dental Returns
Heart and Circulation—
Organic Disease20315112741—54——15—72232511041052.459.51341714
Functional Disease22375915238—16——4—242811391613—1053.875.01121312
Anaemia508013025011111—7—19—2450581085530—2338.883.71382131
Other defects217195428——4——4—5951442—860.093.31—18
Lungs—
Bronchitis51279330861151—113—4311361831323152573—5555.896.0671362
Tuberculosis—3362—————3——3—31—2100.0100.0———2
T.B. Suspected14163011137—12——17132112245—1377.881.55—513
Other disease (non-T.B.)8778525445——1—12338532780613—1663.195.231417
Nervous System—
Epilepsy611176815—1———9—110313351462.581.33—34
Chorea31487935931——1——38320611475411511878.296.23—318
Other Conditions16264215410—1———26—632436234—978.087.85—59
Skin—
Ringworm Body13137150388471801—104—321812719146131——1585.298.03—315
Head
Impetigo483944429546851,75812246—15—31292143435403——3266.599.131433
Scabies127286589135——20———62622826——292.9100.0———2
Minor Injuries537668199051,3643,662310595—20136652144796747——4980.998.8821051
Other disease (non T.B.)951,1521,2472,1862,1082,412616677—28—1488533431,1961,099419269.697 620929101
Deformities—
Rickets167102—————2—1314—2—242.957.11234
Spinal Curvature415596249868284—23—1138175592132244.264.02293131
Other forms
Tuberculosis(Non-Pulmonary)—
Definite—228916——2————2—2———2100.0100.0———2
Suspected—Glands—22103—————2——2—21——1100.0100.0———1
,, Bones and joints4610444—1———5——5—5———255.655.64—42
,, Other forms178348—1———6——61733—185.7100.0———1
Speech—
Defective Articulation235162——1——2—131412—175.0100.0———1
Squint—
Squint present307010022717259—755—16—273—73124121878.578.57132031
Vision—
Defect not ascertained1945641243591—13—11—125—252181439.739.71233827
One eye normal361652014913308842394—14—7115—115543252466.166.131285952
Both eyes 6/654954881082512523—1——24—24955585.785.74—45
,, 6/91156671341231911031—3—135—352053762.562.51382115
One eye 6/9 other 6/12 or less441321764092877011484—_14—2100—100373852062.162.126356155
Both eyes 6/12 or less1223875091,335900223211277—59—22358—358156119176672.272.28454138120
Spectacles broken2830833628253754—1303—9—9321321295—12595.895.8861431
„ lost5354065694—234—1—2373729——897.497.41—18
Debility1204125321,397655—52157—69112935614249833523213867.894.918927147
Miscellaneous2574,7685,02510,5333,32649127472830251107621,8532,5564,4094,10540925540.997.47245117300
Grand Totals1,95315,77417,72732.09517,56512,6021277074,9881881,200261,7388,1407.00715,14712,932539701,60648 289 79038431,7462,449

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Mental Condition—Dull or Backward and Mentally Defective (all grades)—
No. of new Cases examined during 1924 44 Found on examination to be idiots or imbeciles 4
Found on examination to be mentally defective 17 Found on examination to be moral defectives 0
Found on examination to be dull or backward 19 Found on examination to be normal 4
Re-examinations in respect of Defective Vision other than Lost and Broken Spectacles and other conditions—
No. of Visits 2,498 No. of times attended by Clinic Nurse only 204
No. of Medical Examinations 2,238