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Willesden 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 36. —Corresponding to Table II. 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. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Defects. | Number 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Build-ing Trade School (Boys). | |||||
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
| Malnutrition | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Uncleanliness | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Skin | Ringworm:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scalp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Body | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Impetigo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Diseases (Non—Tuber—culous). | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conjunctivitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Keratitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defective Vision | 15 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| (excluding Squint). Squint | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Conditions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Otitis Media | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nose & Throat | Enlarged Tonsils | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| only. Adenoids only | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ..... | 1 | ||
| Other Conditions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enlarge (non— Tuberculous). | Cervical Glands | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defective Speech | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 18 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 17 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organic | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Functional | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Anaemia | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Non—Tuber—culous Diseases. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis | * Pulmonary:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suspected | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non—Pulmonary: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Glands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Spine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Other bones and Joints. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chorea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Conditions | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Deformities. | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Forms | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Flat Foot | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Other defects and diseases | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 61 | 25 | 32 | 36 | 17 | 52 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | |