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Willesden 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: TableNo. 30.—In this Table is embodied the information required in the N.B. to Notes on Table IV. of Appendix H of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education for 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 1925.

TableNo. 30.—In this Table is embodied the information required in the N.B. to Notes on Table IV. of Appendix H of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education for 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 1925.

CONDITIONS. lNo. of defects followed upNo. of visits made 5 on account of these defects.No. of Medical Examinations 6 made on account of these defects.No. of times attended by Clinic 7 Nurse only on account of these defects.No. of defects for 8 which no report is available.No. of defects not needing treatment.No. of defects treated.Grand Total. 17Results of Treatment.Percentage of defects treated.No. of defects not treated.Wo. of defects under observation at end of year 27 and carricd forward to succeeding year.
Remedied. 18Improved 19Unchanged 20Under observation at end of year (result of 21 treatment not known)
School Clinic. 10Hospita (under Council Scheme) 11Volun- taryHos [| pital or other charitable In stitution 12Infirmary or Poor Law. 13Private Practitioner. 14Total. 15Domestic Treatment only. 16- Exclud ing Domestic Treatment. 22Inluding Domestic Treat-men*. 1 23Removed froju obierva tion. 24Still under observa tion at end of year. 25Total. 26
Brough forward from previou year. 2New. 3Total. 4
Clothing— Unsatisfactory31518331—2————_—_161613——3% 100.0% 100.0___3
Footgear— Unsatisfactory—11—————————————————————11
Cleanliness of Head— Nits1802,6682,849530140107262140———11412,6062,7472,612——1355.097.437174206
Pediculi184614794442701414—229———1230237467437——3048.498.317837
Other dirty conditions—558——————————555————100.0————
Cleanliness of Body— Dirty—2828604—————————282827——1—100.0———1
Pediculi—3391——————_———33—_—_100.0___—
Fleabitten370731356—2———————707067——3—98.6—114
Malnutrition53399216181—8111—7—82640663218—1631.379.54131729
Nose and Throat— Enlarged Tonsils3179021,2193,4411,210708408110784159322375143892931737634.235.4293416709492
Adenoids41651062949441531717—23914037—1239.040.039216023
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids2837441,0273,3421,73351914167229019521157065764818—8757.257.8248173421260
Other conditions462432895724352854109021718119163254212913269.592.411102142
Cervical or Neck Glands— Enlarged (non-T.B.)984395378705449272213—31—6330716447139713—6158.189.2154257103
External Eye Disease— Blepharitis30141171316517329——116—8—6130261561191—3676.091.23121548
Conj uncti vitis26160186290603382——135—6—5146371831712—1078.598.421311
Corneal Opacities410141837263—6—3—1101035——90.990.91——2
Keratitis26832141——6—2—_8_826——100.0100.0——_—
Other conditions1612313917232510813100—51310924133122—1180.798.52—211
Ear Disease— Chronic Suppuration of Middle- Ear711632345801,1421,8916—155—22—14191222131475—6183.893.41051566
Defective Hearing626326155192710—1_2131149_—556.560.945910
Wax111161271062781811—119—1112131241111—1296.098.42212
Other Disease16131147253294146——92—10—1411621137118——1978.993.2461025
Teeth—See Dental Returns
Heart and Circulation— Organic Disease1414286225—23—7119615101439.165.2718—
Functional Disease1229418140—.134—89217287111056.877.736916
Anaemia3130618653—41——10_81835533012_1132.194.612313
Other defects8513198——1——6—2821034—366.783.32—23
Lungs— Bronchitis6222929166395_11_—33—1361691022712253-—4358.593.81081851
Tuberculosis22484—————————————————3—3—
T.B. Suspected1318316738—52__17219322103—979.291.7—2211
Other disease (non-T.B.)17708723660—3416—19328661278616—1182.597.511212
Nervous System — Epilepsy421256916—32——4—37—7—4—335.035.094137
Chorea18486626233—21—_351195545929812187.393.74—421
Other Conditions93443139354—14—17—1435439189—1283.392.921313
Skin- Ringworm Body Head15117132256395883194—911211610126114——1290.698.411913
Impetigo335085411,0409771,862——352—14_22388146534474—_6071.798.743763
Scabies21012361010——4—2_612—1212———100.0100.0———
Minor Injuries511,2681,3191,3673,0934,407224998—361331,0682151,2831,2001_S282.699.2821084
Other disease (non T B.)1011,3311,4322,1903,0692,342816994—333861,1162791,3951,2861310579.399.110313108
Deformities— Rickets459225———1—4—1628—5366.788.91—13
Spinal Curvature12517331113——-6_o8210—8_257.171.43143
Other forms196584191663746—24—2321547112131243.864.41882620
Tuberc ulosis(Non-Pulmonary)— Definite2—277142———————————————————
Suspected—Glands11251——1_1_2_21—_1100.0100.0—__I
,, Bones and joints246189_____2——2—-_1_133.333.34_41
„ Other forms12;3141—————3——3—321—100.0100.0———
Speech— Defective Articulation156104——11———121311—140.060.02—21
Squint— Squint present „315889197150573143—10—25555261631064.764.711193029
Vision— Defect not ascertained27467313269323820—9—534—342171554.854.81992814
One eye normal5211216440927772121481—14_499—99572341571.771.724153930
Both eyes 6/6556619411027—3023—1__24—2420—1377.477.45275
6/9156479155147234941—2—346—46231211069.769.71642014
One eye 6/9 other 6/12 or less5510115637431789|7387—94100—100462842268.568.529174639
Both eyes 6/12 or less1203204401,0819172711210276—45_10331—33118076195679.279.2394887104
Spectacles broken313914223417575931384—3_164031404362___4296.496.7951447
„ lost8'364446713——37———138—3827——1186.486.442613
Debility147'3655121,185731117—172—8029534913248134325—11369.195.2131124124
Miscellaneous3004,3224,6228,2194,500633263661,175—263136082,0592,0024,0613.72549927848.796.010465169343
Grand Totals2,44918,25218,70130,84123,88514,9492446356,4183931,210331,3699,4236,36715,79013.732429561,57352.988.61,0081,0242,0322,597

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Re-examinations in respect of Defective Vision other than Lost and Broken Spectacles and other conditions—
No. of Visits 3,063 No. of times attended by Clinic Nurse only... ... 452
No. of Medical Examinations 2,595