London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
Table No. 20.—Corresponding to Table II. of Appendix to Circular 1,321 of the Board of Education,
dated 27.12.23.
A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December
1924.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. Number of Defects | Special Inspections. Number 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) | |||||
| Kilburn Grammar School. | Willesden Polytechnic. | Kilburn Grammar School. | Willesden Polytechnic. | Kilburn Grammar School. | Willesden Polytechnic. | Kilburn Grammar School. | Willesden Polytechnic. | ||
| Malnutrition | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Uncleaniness (See Table IV., Group V.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Skin | Ringworm:— | ||||||||
| Scalp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Body | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Impetigo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuber-culous) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Keratitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defective Vision excluding Squint). | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Squint | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Conditions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Otitis Media | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nose & Throat < | Enlarged Tonsils only. | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adenoids only | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Conditions | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (lion-Tuberculous). | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defective Speech | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heart and Circula-tion. | Heart Disease:— | ||||||||
| Organic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Functional | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Anaemia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lungs | "Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Non-Tuber-culous Diseases. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuber- culosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||||||
| Definite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suspected | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary: | |||||||||
| Glands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Spine | — | — | — | _ | _ | ||||
| Hip | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other bones and Joints. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | — | ___ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chorea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Conditions | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deform-ities. | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Flat Foot | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other defects and diseases | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 51 | 23 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |