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Willesden 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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29
THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE
Year ending 31st December, 1932,
ON THE
HEALTH OF CHILDREN ATTENDING THE PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN WILLESDEN.
Giving the Tables required by the Board of Education.
Table No. 21.—Corresponding to Table 1 of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical
Tables.
Return of Medical Inspections for the year ended 31st December, 1932:—
A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
| Number of Code Group Inspections:— | |
| Entrants | 2,371 |
| Second Age Group | 2,102 |
| Third Age Group | 1,816 |
| Total | 6,289 |
| Number of other Routine Inspections | 0 |
| B.—Other Inspections. | |
| Number of Special Inspections | 7,506 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 20,096 |
| Total | 27,602 |
Table No. 22.—Corresponding to Table 2 of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical Tables.
A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31 st December, 1932.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Malnutrition | 12 | 38 | 81 | 1 | |
| U ncleanliness | — | - | - | - | |
| Skin | (see Table IV, Group V) 'Ringworm: | ||||
| Scalp | — | - | 6 | - | |
| Body | — | - | 25 | - | |
| Scabies | 2 | - | 99 | - | |
| Impetigo | 11 | - | 211 | - | |
| Other Diseases (non- tuberculous) | 62 | 1,188 | 3 | ||
| Eye | 'Blepharitis | 17 | — | 118 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 5 | — | 177 | — | |
| Keratitis | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | 1 | — | 5 | — | |
| Defective Vision | 747* | 42 | 310 | 25 | |
| (excluding Squint) Squint | 24 | 88 | 3 | ||
| Other Conditions | 21 | 2 | 137 | — | |
| Spectacles broken | — | — | 373 | — | |
| Spectacles lost | — | — | 38 | — | |
* The increase over last year's figure, which was 245, may be accounted for by the procedure adopted
during 1932 of testing with + 1 sphere. The majority of these additional cases were not found to require treatment
after further examination by refraction.