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Willesden 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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13 School Children and 1 child under 5 years of age were treated by X-rays for Ringworm of
the Scalp. 1 school child and 2 children under 5 years of age were treated by X-rays for other skin
conditions.
8,618 Individual School Children attended the Municipal Centres during 1931.
Hospital Treatment of School Children under the Council's Scheme.
Table No. 30.
Hospital Treatment of School Children during 1931.
| No. of School Children in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 1930 | 2 |
| „ „ „ admitted during 1931 | 512 |
| „ „ „ under treatment during 1931 | 514 |
| „ „ „ discharged during 1931 | 510 |
| „ „ „ died in Hospital during 1931 | 0 |
| „ ,, ,, remaining in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 1931 | 4 |
T able N o . 31.
School Children under Treatment in Hospital during 1931.
| Condition. | Brought forward. | Admitted during Year. | Total, under treatment. | Treatment Completed. | Remaining in Hospital at end of Year. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | |||||||||
| Operative. | General. | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | Died. | |||||
| Mastoid Abscess | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Deflected Septum | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids | 2 | 510 | 512 | 508 | - | 508 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total | 2 | 512 | 514 | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | 4 |
| No School Children were admitted to St. Monica's Home Hospital. | ||||||||||
Employment of Children in Entertainments Rules, 1920.
Particulars as to applications received in 1931 for certificates from the School Medical Officer.
| No. of Applications. | No. Granted. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| Original applications | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Applications for renewals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14 | |