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Willesden 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 38.
| Defect. | No. | Result. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enlarged Cervical Gland | 1 | Normal. | ||
| Lungs—Suspected Tuberculosis | 1 | Treated in Sanatorium. Nil abnormal now. | ||
| Deformities :— | ||||
| Spinal Curvature | 1 | Improving. | ||
| Flat Foot | 2 | Improving. | ||
| Other Forms | 3 | Improved. | ||
| Other Defects and Diseases ... | 2 | Improved. | ||
| (6)—WILLESDEN POLYTECHNIC. | ||||
| Defect. | No. | Result. | ||
| Heart Disease—Organic | 1 | Having no drill. | ||
| Functional | 1 | To have no swimming or strenuous exercise. | ||
| Anaemia | 1 | Under private doctor's treatment. | ||
| Deformities:— | ||||
| Other Forms | 8 | Improved. | ||
| 1 | Remedied. | |||
| Other Defects and Diseases | 3 | Remedied. | ||
| 1 | Under private doctor's treatment. | |||
| (c)—WILLESDEN COUNTY SCHOOL. | ||||
| Defect. | No. | Result. | ||
| Boys. | Girls. | |||
| Deformities:— | ||||
| Round Shoulders | — | 1 | Remedied. | |
| 5 | - | Still having exercises. | ||
| 1 | 3 | Improving with exercises. | ||
| 3 | 1 | Unchanged, still having exercises. | ||
| I 1 | — | Exercises discontinued. No improvement. | ||
| Flat Foot | 2 | 1 | Improving. | |
| 5 | 2 | Unchanged. | ||
| Defect. | No. | Result. | ||
| Scoliosis | 1 | Still to have no drill. | ||
| Enlarged Thyroid Gland | 1 | Decreased in size. | ||