Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1930—
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not: requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Ear | 'Defective Hearing | 7 | — | 10 | 1 |
Otitis Media | 14 | — | 149 | — | |
Other Ear Diseases | 38 | — | 162 | 2 | |
Nose and Throat | 'Enlarged Tonsils only | 938 | 435 | 201 | 8 |
Adenoids only | 66 | 12 | 12 | — | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 75 | 2 | 270 | 2 | |
Other Conditions | 44 | 21 | 157 | — | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 177 | 58 | 268 | 2 | |
Defective Speech | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | |
Teeth | Dental Diseases (see Table IV, Group IV) 'Heart Disease : | 1,672 | 6 | ||
Heart and Circulation | Organic | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Functional | 5 | 168 | 4 | — | |
Anaemia | 109 | 2 | 214 | — | |
Bronchitis | 24 | 4 | 50 | — | |
Lungs | Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 15 | 20 | 18 | — |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary :— | ||||
Definite | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Suspected | — | 1 | 12 | — | |
Non-Pulmonary :— | |||||
Definite :— | |||||
Glands | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
Spine | — | — | — | — | |
Hip | — | — | — | — | |
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
Skin | — | — | — | — | |
Other forms | — | — | — | — | |
Suspected :— | |||||
Glands | — | — | — | — | |
Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
t Other forms | — | — | — | — | |
Nervous System | rEpilepsy | — | — | 5 | — |
Chorea | 8 | 6 | 30 | — | |
^Other Conditions | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |
Deformities | '"Rickets | — | — | 4 | — |
Spinal Curvature | 22 | 16 | 19 | — | |
Other forms | 30 | 9 | 28 | 7 | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 315 | 77 | 2,704 | 1 | |
Total | 3,970 | 938 | 7,042 | 31 |
B.—Number of individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Group. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | |
(i) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Code Groups— Entrants | 2,355 | 1,247 | 530 |
Intermediates | 2,316 | 890 | 38.4 |
Leavers | 1,574 | 530 | 33.7 |
Total (Code Groups) | 6,245 | 2,667 | 42.7 |
Other Routine Inspections | 0 | 0 | 0 |