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Willesden 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Certain Statistical Data.
No. of Public Elementary Schools (excluding Special Schools) at December, 1930 35
No. of School Departments at December, 1930 70
Average Public Elementary School Roll, year ended 31st March, 1930 21,073
Total No. of Children medically inspected at Routine and Special Inspections 13,800
Total No. of Children dentally inspected 17,152
Total No. of Defects of every description "followed up" during 1930 25,389
Total No. of Defects of every description for which treatment was obtained during 1930:—
Medical or Dental Treatment 13,865
Domestic Treatment 3,933
Total 17,798
Total No. of Attendances at the School Clinics during 1930 60,147
Special Schools.
No. of Physically Defective Schools 1
No. of Mentally Defective Schools 1
No. of children attending Special Schools during 1930:—
Table No . 28.
| In Willesden. | Outside Willesden. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind and Partially Blind | 1* | 17 | 18 |
| Deaf | — | 19 | 19 |
| Mentally Defective | 142 | 2 | 144 |
| Epileptic | — | 4 | 4 |
| Physically Defective | 191 | 222 | 413 |
| Total | 334 | 264 | 598 |
* This boy is also Epileptic.
Table No. 29. —Corresponding to Appendix E of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education for 1919.
Form of Annual Return of the After-Careers of Children under 21 Years of Age Formerly
Attending Special Schools.
| Oldfield Road Physically Defective School. | Leinster Road Mentally Defective School. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| 1. Number of children who have left the school and are under 21 years | 38 | 41 | 37 | 28 |
| 2. Number who:— (a) Have since died | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (b) Are known to be incapable by reason of mental or physical defect of undertaking employment | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| (c) Are in attendance at an Institution for further education (give details), and | tl | tt2 | §5 | |
| *2 | ** 4 | **5 | ||
| 3. Number who are employed in:— | 17 | 13 | 21 | 3 |
| (6) Agricultural or rural occupations | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Domestic occupations, including those who are helping in the | ||||
| domestic work at home | — | 7 | — | 8 |
| 6 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 5 | _ | 2 | 1 | |
| 4. Number who have left the neighbourhood or whose after-careers have not been traced ............ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
f In attendance at Boarding School for further education,
ft In attendance at Clark's College for further education.
§ 4 are in attendance at an Occupation Centre, and 1 is in a Convent.
* In the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore.
** In Institutions for Mentally Defectives.
7 Mentally Defectives and 5 Physically Defectives are unemployed.