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Willesden 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
| Number of Defects. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total Number Treated. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received Operative Treatment. % | ||||
| Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 446 | 339 | 785 | 246 | 1,031 |
Group IV.—Dental Defects.
Vide 12th Annual Report on Dental Work in connection with children attending the public
elementary schools, expectant and nursing mothers and children under 5 years, herewith.
Group V. Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses 17 0
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses 57,846
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 1,859
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education
Authority . 280
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 8
(b) Under the School Attendance Bye-Laws 0
(vi.) No. of school sessions at which inspections were conducted 595
(vii.) (i.) Original Inspections :—
Children examined (i.e., Cases not individual children) 50,562
Found unclean 2,495
Percentage found unclean 4-9
Excluded on account of uncleanliness 28
(ii.) Re-inspections :—
Children examined (i.e., Cases not individual children) 7,284
Found unclean 5,157
Percentage found unclean 70-8
Excluded on account of uncleanliness 21
(iii.) Total :—
Examinations 57,846
Exclusions on account of uncleanliness 49
Appendix H of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education for 1923.
Notes on Table IV. (/).
"A Statement as to the arrangements made by the Local Education Authority for cleansing
verminous children and a record of the cases in which legal proceedings were taken,
should be included in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report."
The Authority has established a cleansing room at each of its three Municipal Centres.
Children suffering from nitty or verminous conditions are given the opportunity of being cleansed
at these Centres. The mothers are encouraged to attend with the children, so that they may see
how the cleansing should be carried out. Steel nit combs are sold at the Centres at cost price.
Baths are also given for scabies and other skin conditions as necessary.
Record of cases in which legal proceedings were taken.