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Willesden 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table No. 25—In this Table is embodied the information required in the N.B. to Notes on Table IV. of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical Tables as amended by Administrative Memorandum No. 80. Return showing the nature and number of all medical defects referred for following up, whether referred from Routine Medical Inspection, Medical Inspection of "Specials," or from other Sources, these latter never having been inspected by the Education Committee's Medical Officers; and the extent to which remedial measures were carried out during 1932.

CONDITIONSNo. of defects followed up.No. of defects for which no report is available.No. of defects not needing treatment.No. of defects treated.Results ot Treatment.Percentage of defects treated.No. of defects not treated.o. of defects under observation at end of year, and carried forward to succeeding year.
Domestic Treatment only.Grand Total.Remedied.Improved.UnchangedUnder observation at end of year (result of treatment not Known).
School Clinic or Hospital or other Institution under Council Scheme.Volun-taryHos pital or other charitable Id stitution.Hospital Doctor under M.C.C.Excluding Domestic Treatment.- Including Domestic Treatment.Removed from observa tion.Remaining under observa tion.Total.
Brougta forward from previous year.New.Total.Private Practitioner.Total. 11
123456789101213141516817181920212223
Clothing— Unsatisfactory-1313---11119284.61123
Footgear—
Unsatisfactory----------------------
Cleanliness of Head—
Nits1592,1402,29971157---1572,0902,2472,051--1966.998.1321244208
Pediculi392723111179---179124303277--2657.797.752728
Other dirty conditions134-444---------
Cleanliness of Body—
Dirty11819_1818171_94.7_112
Pediculi123-------333-__100.0__--
Fleabitten99888j —88.911-
Malnutrition5810015831103-111420134737-5473.586.51562160
Nose and Throat.
Enlarged Tonsils36454791117341004511464150148__217.017.4403307710309
Adenoids Enlarged Tonsils and34346821511314141427.527.524133713
Adenoids17251668811429978513833386380-_656.957.418998287104
Other conditions50191241251368-23167462131754-3471.491.01382142
Cervical or Neck Glands—
Enlarged (non.T.B.)209288497391772539214212351749l5144.148.5115135250186
External Eye Diseases-
Blepharitis3215018241501--15120171138_23184.896152733
Conjunctivitis151982133188513197122091911893.899.51119
Corneal Opacities178437721487.587.5115
Keratitis112—•112_211_100.0100.0_--
Other conditions19173192121541013168201881721688.999.51116
Ear Diseases—
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear5119524631199132321713230177514789.795.0841251
Defective Hearing153045625__253281041464 171.8651119
Wax2514116611532_15561611451693.997.64416
Other diseases2311413711102113412012132102212788.997.812329
Teeth—See Dental Returns
Heart and Circulation—
Organic Disease13922,—_181313114_65359.163.68_83
Functional Disease133851._31117_33133411331764.670.8951422
Anaemia895914837519_810227129614112670.389.01061632
Other conditions54911451631262.575.0222
Lungs—
Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh641311957719237135481831181534769.293.8931250
Tuberculosis33111133.333.322
T.B. suspected8917812113231770.676.5447
Other diseases (non-T.B.)2643693810265676327622881.291.351629
Nervous System—
Epilepsy134-1-11125.025.033-
Chorea1024343233291308921185.388.24415
Other conditions344983223712554197331923168.492.433634
Skin-
Ringworm Head & Body74047--356-546-4639--797.997.9-118
Impetigo36368404-_3054_2133069399373_-2681.798.8_5531
Scabies11111122-1104419118111981_-3897.598.311239
Minor injuries621,0991,161-21,055331111,100551,1551,086_36694.999.74-466
Other conds. (non-T.B.)2172,0882,305641,97118-372,0262322,2582,0499419688.398.4181937215
Deformities—
Rickets59141-9---9-911769.269.22249
Spinal Curvature5958117-3781_79_79201753769.369.32783545
Other forms94208302272325123823859363810581.281.2342155126
TuberculosisNon-Pulmonary—
Definite—Glands32.5-2133360.060.0223
,, Spine-111------------------
,, Hip2572_3--_3-3-1_260.060.0222
,, Bones and joints-22-1---1-1---150.050.01_11
„ Skin----------------------
,, Other forms----------------------
Suspected—Glands257--22-15-52371.471.4223
Bones and joints2-2---1--1-1-1__50.050.011
,, Other conditions134--3-3143175.0100.01
Speech—
Defective Articulation459122221133.333.33142
Squint—
Squint present3912616541121111241242363211777077.024133730
Vision—
Defect not ascertained633784412763055-6316-3162552213887.187.136114749
One eye normal177188-9385-346-4623581058.258.220133323
Both eyes 6 /636568-466---6--62-427.327.316_16
Both eyes 6/955156-1914--115151111240.540.5211223
One eye 6/9/ other 6/12 or less26110136-23665172-7250-101263.763.73474119
Both eyes 6/12 or less58387445590211186235-2351732303067.167.1773811568
Spectacles broken| 37398435213781-244031404368--3693.393.512162852
Spectacles lost84048-381-443'----4336--7' 89.689.64158
Debility4086601,0684_794333318611581,019585107' 1231580.995.8252045335
Miscellaneous4162,4492,865142331,658192111 1221,9835032,4862,050551936575.795.09042132407
Grand Totals3,11814,25317,371896199,8126773939510,9233,56614,48911,8114342022,04265.687.01,3348402,1742,882

Re-examinations in respect of Defective Vision, other than Lost and Broken Spectacles, and in respect of other conditions
No. of cases dealt with 1,935.