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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 33.— Corresponding to Table II. of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical Tables as amended by Administrative Memorandum No. 80, dated 12th January, 1931.
A —Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1931.
| Defect or Disease. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Defects. | Number of Defects. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Requiring treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. (3) | Requiring treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | ||||||
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
| Malnutrition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Uncleanliness | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Skin | Ringworm:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scalp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Body | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scabies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Impetigo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuber-_ culous). | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conjunctivitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Keratitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Corneal Opacities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Defective Vision(excluding Squint). | 36 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Squint | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otitis Media | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Ear Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nose & Throat | 'Enlarged Tonsils only. | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adenoids only | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-T uberculous). | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Defective speech | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 32 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organic | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Functional | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Anaemia | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Non-Tuber-culous Diseases. | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Suspected | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Non-Pulmonary : | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Glands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Spine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hip | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other bones and Joints. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Skin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| L Other forms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chorea | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | -_ | - | - | - | - | -_ | -_ | - | |
| Other Conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Deformities. | Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spinal Curvature | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Forms | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Flat Foot | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other defects and diseases | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 76 | 28 | 39 | 35 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |