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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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Table No. 38.
Treatment of defects of Children admitted in 1925.
| Defect. | No. Admitted. | Forms or Treatment. | Results or Treatment. | Remaining in Hospital December 31st, 1925. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operative. | General | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | Died. | |||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 353* | 349 | — | 348 | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Septic Throat | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 354 | 349 | 1 | 349 | — | — | 1 | 7 |
* 4 of these cases were not operated on.
No School Children were admitted to St. Monica's Home Hospital.
Table No. 39.—Employment of Children in Entertainments Rules, 1920. Particulars as to applications received in 1925 for certificates from the School Medical Officer.
| No. of Applications. | No. Granted. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| Original applications | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Applications for renewals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |