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Willesden 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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THE TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
for the
Year ending 31st December, 1929,
on the
HEALTH OF CHILDREN ATTENDING THE PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN WILLESDEN.
Giving the Tables required by the Board of Education.
Table No. 22.—Corresponding to Table 1 of Appendix H of the Annual Report of the Chief
Medical Officer of the Board of Education for 1923.
Return of Medical Inspections for the year ended 31st December, 1929.
A.—R outine Medical Inspections.
| Number of Code Group Inspections— | |
|---|---|
| Entrants | 2,640 |
| Intermediates | 2,280 |
| Leavers | 2,000 |
| Total | 6,920 |
| Number of other Routine Inspections | 0 |
| B.—Other Inspections. | |
| Number of Special Inspections | 7,458 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 18,362 |
| Total | 25,820 |
Table No. 23. —Corresponding to Table 2 of Appendix H of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education for 1923.
A.— Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1929.
| Defect or Disease. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (3) | Requiring treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (5) | ||
| Malnutrition | 45 | 7 | 36 | 1 | |
| Uncleanliness | — | — | — | — | |
| (see Table IV, Group V) | |||||
| Skin | Ringworm: | ||||
| Head | - | — | 7 | — | |
| Body | 1 | — | 19 | — | |
| Scabies | 3 | — | 31 | — | |
| Impetigo | 8 | — | 416 | — | |
| Other Diseases (non- tuberculous) | 52 | — | 1,269 | 4 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 29 | — | 87 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 9 | 1 | 224 | — | |
| Keratitis | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | 3 | — | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 401 | 8 | 231 | 14 | |
| Squint | 23 | 2 | 41 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 14 | — | 83 | 2 | |
| Spectacles broken | — | — | 296 | — | |
| Spectacles lost | — | — | 33 | — | |