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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 1933
[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 |