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Willesden 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Certain Statistical Data.

Certain Statistical Data.

No. of Public Elementary Schools (excluding Special Schools) at December, 192632
No. of School Departments at December, 192673
Average Public Elementary School Roll, year ended 31st March, 192621,845
Total No. of Children medically inspected at Routine and Special Inspections15,795
Total No. of Children dentally inspected13,814
Total No. of Defects of every description "followed up" during 192626,342
Total No. of Defects of every description for which treatment was obtained during 1926:—
Medical or Dental Treatment12,498
Domestic Treatment5,522
Total18,020
Total No. of Attendances at the School Clinics during 192653,695

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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 1926:—

Table: Table No . 28.

Table No . 28.

In Willesden.Outside Willesden.Total.
Blind and Partially Blind—2020
Deaf—1919
Mentally Defective1138121
Epileptic—1010
Physically Defective14816164
Total26173334

Table: Table No. 29. —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 FormerlyAttending Special Schools.

Table No. 29. —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 years21314032
2. Number who:—
(a) Have since died2413
(b) Are known to be incapable by reason of mental or physical defect of undertaking employment1385
(c) Are in attendance at an Institution for further education (give details), and†2† 1† 1† 2
(d) Are in any other Institution (specify Asylum, Workhouse, Colony for Epileptics, &c.)††l-** 7*1
3. Number who are employed in:—
(a) Industrial or manual occupations97135
(b) Agricultural or rural occupations————
(c) Domestic occupations, including those who are helping in the domestic work at home-8-11
(d) Commercial, professional or clerical work25--
(e) Blind alley or other precarious occupations113-
4. Number who have left the neighbourhood or whose after-careers have not been traced3275
t In attendance at Technical, or Secondary Schools for further education. †† In a Convalescent Home.
* In Caterham Asylum.
**5 are in Institutions for Mentally Defectives, 1 is in Epileptic Colony and 1 is in Borstal.
5 Mentally Defectives and 2 Physically Defectives are unemployed.