[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden] page 104

Willesden 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Unfavourable Symptoms.	Progress as regards special Symptoms.	Influence of treatment on Catarrhal Conditions.	Parents Statements, Sleep, Appetite, Energy, etc.	Teachers Report Brightness and Alertness, etc.	Total period of treatment.	Result.
Very liable to colds, still coughing, so much so that teacher queried infectiousness.	After two months treatment having done well one month, then became very restless in sleep especially on days of treatment. Ceased in July, 1929.	Liability to cold when seen Sept. 11th, had put on 1½ lbs. weight and seemed well. Restlessness quite stopped.	Mother states Cough cured.	Not so nervous, otherwise no improvement.	2 months	Improved.
Many shotty glands in neck. Interrupted by pertussis.	Glands have slowly disappeared. T.s and A.s	-	Appetite better improved all round.	Teacher reports child appeared to be lacking in energy and concentration last term. Is improving now.	12 months	Done well.
Has had trouble with chest all her life Rhonchi audible.	Cough stopped in almost six weeks. Has put on 3½ lbs. weight. Looks well.	-	Mother very pleased.	Head Teacher states girl has improved generally re intelligence.	6 months	Greatly improved.
Pot bellied and pale. Had bronchitis.	Only attended four months. Ceased owing to mother's illness.	Bronchitis disappeared.	Greatly improved Walking now 17 months.	None	4 months	Good.
Fails to put on weight. Fretful and nervous, gets septic easily.	Nervous symptoms disappeared, put on 3 lbs.	-	Mother says nothing wrong now.	Below average for energy and want of life but had less prior to Light treatment.	6 months	Good.
Has had intussusception threatened several times, Feb., 1928 and three times since.	Always fights it off. During time attending here has had three more attacks similar.	-	Seems pretty well but liability to abdominal attacks unchanged, Mother says general condition better.	None	5 months	Fair.
-	Colour better, O.C.T. rectified.	-	Mother very pleased.	None	6 months	Good.
-	Looks very vigorous, walks well now.	-	Mother says nothing the matter with him now.	None	2 months	Good.
Operation at St. Mary's Hospital, 1928, then sent by T.O. Officer to Heatherwood, Ascot, 3 months, Nov., 1928 to Jan., 1929. No glands when he came home. Had Light there and thought advisable to continue.	Progress has been successful and aided by 3 weeks at Metro. Convalescent Home, Broadstairs and two weeks at Littlehampton.	-	Mother considers Light has been of great benefit.	None	4 months	Good.
Frequent colds	Liability to colds diminished.	-	Mother pleased	Has always been a bright intelligent scholar. No change since Light treatment.	6 months	Good.
Pains in wrists and shoulders, cramp in thighs.	Progress considerably interrupted. Pains gone.	-	Mother thinks has been greatly benefited.	No improvement in brightness or alertness, has continual colds. Kept from play every day at Mother's request.	6 months	Good.
-	Did not attend for discharge.	-	-	None	4 months	-
Distended Abdomen otherwise alright.	Failed to attend for discharge.	—	?	None	5 months irregularly.	Resumed, 7.11.29.
Influenza, March, 1929.	Walking better after 2 months treatment. Ankles still tend to valgus. Advised further treatment.	-	Unable to attend for further treatment.	None	2 months	Fair.
-	Crawling better after six weeks treatment but did not offer to stand.	-	Failed to attend for discharge. H.V. reports now having massage and electrical treatment.	None	5½ months	-
Pertussis, Dec., 1928, Jan., 1929.	Did not attend regularly for treatment after July, 1929.	-	-	None	6 months irregularly.	Fair.