Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1933.—
Routine Inspections. | Specials. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
Defect or Disease. | 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) | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 2 | – | ||
Otitis Media | — | 241 | – | ||
Other Ear Diseases | 7 | 271 | _ | ||
Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis only | 418 | 344 | 226 | 9 |
Adenoids only | 35 | 4 | 22 | _ | |
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 20 | 1 | 2 | ||
Other Conditions | 30 | 14 | 202 | _ | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tuberculous) | 40 | 12 | 221 | 2 | |
Defective Speech | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease: | ||||
Organic | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
Functional | 1 | 197 | 16 | 1 | |
Anaemia | 12 | 25 | _ | ||
Lungs | Bronchitis | 30 | 1 | 52 | _ |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 16 | 27 | – | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary:— | ||||
Definite | — | 2 | 2 | – | |
Suspected | – | 9 | 1 | ||
Non-Pulmonary:— | |||||
Definite:— | |||||
Glands | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
Skin | — | — | 1 | – | |
Other forms | — | 2 | — | _ | |
Suspected:— | |||||
Glands | — | 1 | – | ||
Bones and Joints | — | — | 1 | – | |
Other forms | — | — | 1 | – | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | _ | 1 | 2 | _ |
Chorea | 3 | 3 | 11 | _ | |
Other Conditions | 16 | 9 | 37 | – | |
Deformities | Rickets | — | 1 | 1 | – |
Spinal Curvature | 138 | 25 | – | ||
Other forms | 17 | 110 | 90 | 3 | |
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding | |||||
Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 223 | 107 | 3,195 |
B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
Group. | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Prescribed Groups— | |||
Entrants | 2,195 | 450 | 20.5 |
Second Age Group | 1,869 | 371 | 19.9 |
Third Age Group | 2,752 | 490 | 17.8 |
Total (Prescribed Groups) | 6,816 | 1,311 | 19.2 |
Other Routine Inspections | 0 | 0 | 0 |