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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 1925
[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, 1925—
| Defect or Disease. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (3) | Requiring treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (5) | ||
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Otitis Media | 20 | 1 | 119 | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 25 | 2 | 198 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 777 | 331 | 216 | 3 |
| Adenoids only | 69 | 17 | 12 | 2 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 245 | 18 | 342 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 104 | 26 | 108 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 92 | 67 | 210 | — | |
| Defective Speech | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | |
| Teeth | Dental Diseases (see Table IV, Group IV) | 1,619 | 10 | - | - |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease : | ||||
| Organic | 3 | 23 | 7 | 2 | |
| Functional | 12 | 106 | 16 | 1 | |
| Anaemia | 14 | 8 | 22 | — | |
| Lungs | "Bronchitis | 29 | 23 | 32 | — |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 13 | 17 | 20 | _ | |
| Tuberculosis | "Pulmonary :— | ||||
| Definite | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Suspected | 0 | 2 | 9 | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary :— | |||||
| Definite :— | |||||
| Glands | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Spine | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Hip | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other Bones and Joints | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Skin | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other forms | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Suspected :— | |||||
| Glands | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Bones and Joints | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | |
| Other forms | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 0 | 0 | 9 | — |
| Chorea | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 4 | 15 | 12 | — | |
| Deformities | Rickets | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | |
| Other forms | 32 | 28 | 33 | 2 | |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 136 | 139 | 2,597 | 107 | |
| Total | 3,828 | 937 | 6,488 | 146 | |
B.—Number of individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
| Group. (1) | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected. (2) | Found to require treatment. (3) | ||
| Code Groups— | |||
| Entrants | 2,595 | 736 | 28.4 |
| Intermediates | 2,345 | 670 | 28.6 |
| Leavers | 1,621 | 423 | 26.1 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 6,561 | 1,829 | 27.9 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 0 | 0 | 0 |