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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Hospital Treatment of School Children under the Council's Scheme.
Table No. 34.
Hospital Treatment of School Children during 1930.
| No. of School Children in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 1929 | 0 |
| „ „ „ admitted during 1930 | 450 |
| „ „ under treatment during 1930 | . 450 |
| „ „ discharged during 1930 | 450 |
| „ „ died in Hospital during 1930 | 0 |
| ,, „ „ remaining in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 1930 .. | 2 |
Table No . 35. Treatment of defects of Children admitted in 1930.
| Defect. | No. Admitted. | Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | Remaining in Hospital December 31st, 1930. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operative. | General. | Remedied | Improved. | Unchanged | Died. | |||
| Deflected Septum | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 449* | 445 | 445 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 450 | 446 | 446 | — | — | — | ||
* 4 of these cases were not operated on.
No School Children were admitted to St. Monica's Home Hospital.
Employment of Children in Entertainments Rules, 1920.
Particulars as to applications received in 1930 for certificates from the School Medical Officer.
| No. of Applications. | No. Granted. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| Original applications | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Applications for renewals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |