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Willesden 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 26. —Corresponding to Table IV. of Appendix H of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical
Officer of the Board of Education for 1923.
Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1930.
Treatment Table.
Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects Treated, or under Treatment during the Year. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treated. | ||||
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Skin :— | ||||
| Ringworm—Scalp | 41 | 10 | 51 | |
| Body | ||||
| Scabies | 32 | 10 | 42 | |
| Impetigo | 380 | 62 | 442 | |
| Other Skin Diseases | 1,836 | 69 | 1,905 | |
| Minor Eye Defects (external and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 292 | 28 | 320 | |
| Minor Ear Defects | 360 | 42 | 402 | |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., Minor Injuries, Bruises, Sores, Chilblains, etc.) | 3,470 | 729 | 4,199 | |
| Total | 6,411 | 950 | 7,361 | |
Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor
Ailments—Group I.).
| Defect or Disease. | Nu | mber of Def | ects dealt v | fith. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the Report.) | 976 | 9 | 0 | 985 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 976 | 9 | 0 | 985* |
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed :—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 805
(b) Otherwise 81
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles :—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 608
(b) Otherwise 162
* In addition to this number 179 cases of visual defect received attention by Voluntary Hospital Private
Practitioner or Optician, but it was not known whether they were submitted to refraction.