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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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Certain Statistical Data.
| No. of Public Elementary Schools at December, 1925 | 32 | |
| No. of School Departments at December, 1925 | 74 | |
| Average Public Elementary School Roll, year ended 31st March, 1925 | 21,649 | |
| Total No. of Children medically inspected at Routine and Special Inspections | 13,332 | |
| Total No. of Children dentally inspected | 13,550 | |
| Total No. of Defects of every description "followed up" during 1925 | 27,519 | |
| Total No. of Defects of every description for which treatment was obtained during 1925 | ||
| Medical or Dental Treatment | 11,363 | |
| Domestic Treatment | 6,367 | |
| Total | 17,730 | |
| Total No. of Attendances at the School Clinics during 1925 | 46,818 | |
Special Schools.
No. of Physically Defective Schools 2 (1 school formerly for mentally
defective children was closed
on 25/7/17 and re-opened on
13/12/20 for physically defective
children).
No. of Mentally Defective Schools 1
No. of children attending Special Schools during 1925:—
Table No. 31.
| In Willesden. | Outside Willesden. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind and Partially Blind | — | 19 | 19 |
| Deaf | — | 21 | 21 |
| Mentally Defective | 124 | 5 | 129 |
| Epileptic | — | 8 | 8 |
| Physically Defective | 133 | 10 | 143 |
| Total | 257 | 63 | 320 |
Table No. 32.—Corresponding to Appendix E of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education for 1919.
Form of Annual Return of the After-Careers of Children under 21 Years of Age Formerly
Attending Special Schools.
| Furness Road Physically Defective School. | Leinster Road Mentally Defective School. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| 1. Number of children who have left the school and are under 21 years | 20 | 28 | 53 | 37 |
| 2. Number who:— | ||||
| (a) Have since died | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| (b) Are known to be incapable by reason of mental or physical defect of undertaking employment | 2 | - | 7 | 6 |
| (c) Are in attendance at an Institution for further education (give details), and | †1 | † 1 | † 2 | - |
| (d) Are in any other Institution (specify Asylum, Workhouse, Colony for Epileptics, &c.) | ††1 | * 1 | ** 7 | **3 |
| 3. Number who are employed in:— | ||||
| (a) Industrial or manual occupations | 9 | 9 | 22 | 1 |
| (6) Agricultural or rural occupations | - | - | 1 | - |
| (c) Domestic occupations, including those who are helping in the domestic work at home | - | 6 | - | 18 |
| (d) Commercial, professional or clerical work | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| (e) Blind alley or other precarious occupations | 2 | - | 5 | - |
| 4. Number who have left the neighbourhood or whose after-careers have not been traced | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
† In attendance at Technical, or Secondary Schools for further education. †† In a Home for Cripples.
* In Caterham Asylum. ** In Institutions for Mentally Defectives.
4 Mentally Defectives and 4 Physically Defectives are unemployed.