View report page

57
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated
as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
No treatment has been arranged for by the Local Education Authority, but at the
Kilburn Grammar School (Boys).—In 5 instance the School Medical Inspector noted at a
subsequent examination that the pupils were wearing suitable spectacles; in 2 instances
the pupils were under treatment.
Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls).—In 8 instances the School Medical Inspector
noted on re-examination that suitable spectacles had been obtained; in 2 instances
that retinoscopy had been carried out and spectacles were not needed, and in 1 instance
that the vision required retesting.
Willesden County School.— In 2 instances (boys) and 3 instances (girls) the School Medical
Inspector noted on re-inspection that suitable spectacles were being worn.
Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys).-— In 3 instances the School Medical Inspector
noted on re-inspection that suitable spectacles had been obtained.
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Kilburn Grammar School (Boys).—In 4 instances the School Medical Inspector noted at a
subsequent examination that the tonsils had been removed. In 2 instances the tonsils
were normal on re-examination.
Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls).—In 1 instance the School Medical Inspector noted
on re-examination that the tonsils had been removed, and in 2 instances that the
condition was now remedied.
Willesden County School.—In 1 instance (Boys) and 1 instance (Girls) the School Medical
Inspector noted at a subsequent examination that the tonsils had been removed.
Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys).—No cases were recorded as having
received treatment.
Group IV.—Dental Defects.
Dental work is not done in connection with the Secondary Schools in Willesden.
The School Medical Inspectors noted at the examinations during the year that of the cases
previously referred for dental treatment 7 cases at the Kilburn Grammar School (boys), 12 cases at
the Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls), and 4 cases at the Willesden Polytechnic Building
Trade School (Boys) had received dental treatment. No cases were recorded as having received
treatment at the Willesden County School.
Group V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
Inspection and treatment of uncleanliness has not been undertaken by the School Nurses in
the Secondary Schools in 1929.
Treatment of other Types of Defect.
(a) The measures adopted for providing treatment or for securing improvement:—
No measures have been adopted by the Authority for providing treatment.
Notices were sent to parents informing them of the conditions requiring treatment, and the
Head Teachers were notified of conditions requiring special exercises and the like. Pupils with
defects referred for treatment or requiring to be kept under observation were referred for re-exami-
nation at a subsequent visit of the School Medical Inspector.
(b) The effect of the measures taken.
The School Medical Inspector noted as follows:—