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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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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. | By private practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | Total number treated. | ||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||||||
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 378 | 1 | 105 | 0 | 487 | 1 | 215 | 703 | ||||
(i) Tonsils only, (ii) Adenoids only, (iii) Tonsils and adenoids, (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.
Group IV.—Orthopædic and Postural Defects.
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total number treated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education. (i) | Residential treatment without education. (ii) | Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic, (iii) | Residential treatment with education. (i) | Residential treatment without education. (ii) | Nonresidential treatment at an orthopedic clinic. (iii) | ||
| Number of children treated | 11 ordinary elementary school children *5 special schools children | 0 | 374† | Not available for 1933 | |||
* There were in addition 3 children treated under the Special Schools Vote and not under Section 80 of the
Education Act, 1921.
† Includes children attending special schools—these will be shown separately next year.
Group V.—Dental Defects.
Vide 16th Annual Report on Dental Work in connection with children attending the public
elementary schools, expectant and nursing mothers and children under 5 years, herewith.
Group VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
| (i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 17.7 |
| (ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses | 60,246 |
| (iii.) Number of individual children found unclean | 2,116 |
| (iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 325 |
| (v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| 30 | |
| 0 | |
| (vi.) No. of school sessions at which inspections were conducted | 603 |