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Willesden 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor
Ailments—Group I.).
| Defect or Disease. | Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.) | 1,038 | 8* | 0* | 1,046 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 1,043 | 8 | 2 | 1,053* |
* In addition to this number 176 cases of visual defect received attention by Voluntary Hospital, Private
Practitioner or Optician, but it was not known whether they were submitted to refraction.
Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 905
(b) Otherwise 63
Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:—
(a) Under the Authority's scheme 783
(b) Otherwise 101
Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total Number Treated. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 510 | 281 | 791 | 221 | 1,012 |
Group IV.—Dental Defects.
Vide 13th 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 17.9
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses 60,071
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 1,875
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education
Authority 342