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Willesden 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table No. 23—In this Table is embodied the information required in the N.15. to Notes on Table IV. of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical Tables. 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 1933.

Table No. 23—In this Table is embodied the information required in the N.15. to Notes on Table IV. of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical Tables. 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 1933.

CONDITIONS.No. of defects followed up.No. of defects for which no report is available.No. of defects not needing treatment.No. of- defects treated.Results of TreatmentPercentage of defects treated.No. of defects not treated.No. of defects under observation at end of year, and carried forward to succeeding year.
Remedied.Improved.Unchanged.Under observation at end of year (result of treatment not known).
School Clinic or Hospital or other Institution under Council Schcmc.Voluntary Hospital or other charitable Institution.Hospital Doctor under m.C.C.Private Practitioner.Total.Domestic Treatment only.Grand Total.Excluding Domestic Treatment.Including Do. mestic Treatment.Removed from observation.Remaining under observation.Total.
B rough t forward from previousNew.Total.
1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Clothing
Unsatisfactory31316———————121293———7501343
Footgear
Unsatisfactory—22——————222————100.0————
Cleanliness of Head—
Nits2082,5942,80271170———1702,4312,6012,533——686193.129164193232
Pediculi28322350——152———152145297285——1243-484-92515363
Other dirty conditions—77——1———1565——114-385-7—112
Cleanliness of Body
Dirty22325——1———1202121———4084.0—444
Pediculi—11——1———1—11———1000100.0————
Fleabitten—55——————.—555————100.0————
Malnutrition6094154—31153—412217139837—4980.892.1571256
Nose and Throat
Enlarged Tonsils3095638721554973831139—139134——517.317.3386278664283
Adenoids...134457—783——11—1110——122.022.015243925
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids10444354751524249-2293-293291--255.655.6117117234119
Other conditions423083502718316743249623112657—3973.091.216143053
Cervical or Neck Glands —
Enlarged (non T.B.)18632350931018819—242315028122614—4146.656.7101114215155
External Eye Disease -
Blepharitis33132165—11443——147131601271—3289.697.613435
Conjunctivitis192002191—2033—42108218196112096.3100.0———20
Corneal Opacities5611——73——10—105—3290.990.9—113
Keratitis—33——21——3-3—21—100.0100.0————
Other conditions16224240251978—32082122921011789.398.331418
Ear Diseases—
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear51281332——262181728826314252—25586.794.61171862
Defective Hearing193554-027212325372091765.375.5661213
Wax16175191—183——11841185173——1296.396.933615
Other diseases2913916811111233414121162141—21984.997.622421
Teeth—Sec Dental Returns
Heart and Circulation—
Organic Disease311141——4—26—6——1546.246.26176
Functional Disease223961239151934640613—2160.771.41151626
Anæmia3238702—3971—4714612614—2169.189.725726
Other conditions2—2—1———1—11———50.050.01—1—
Lungs—
Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh50116166——6210343118391571051443471.194.645939
T uberculosis—33———1——1—1—1—33.333.32—2—
T.B. suspected71522—55—5212416832370.694.11—13
Other diseases (non-T.B.)293968113683754660321—2781.890.942629
Nervous System-
Epilepsy—22———1——1—1———150.050.01—11
Chorea1525402—222142943361611076.386.841511
Other conditions346195—2262817621779331662466 .784.9951429
Skin-
Ringworm Head369——35——8—87——188.988.9—112
Body52429——171182722926——393.1100.0———3
Impetigo31330361—2798—2230947356330—12585.698.614529
Scabies39123162—1812551111421143130——1398.699.3—1114
Minor injuries661,3251,391571,260382141,314601,3741,309——6595.399.632567
Other conds. (non-T.B.)2152,2592,4746212,070322512,1552462,4012,17151121488.198.1281846232
Deformities—
Rickcts9514124———4—4121—36.436.45272
Spinal Curvature4566111—3712—174—741322132668.568.522123438
Other forms12622234812192239——232423635762210373.274.4483381136
TuberculosisNon-Pulmonary—
Definite—Glands3252——11—2—2—1—166.766.71—11
,, Spine——————————————————————
Hip2—22——————————————————
Bones and joints1—1———————————————1—1—
Skin—11———————————————1—1—
Other forms——————————————————————
Suspected Glands358—121—I4—4———457.157.12135
,, Bones and joints—22——11——2—2———2100.0100.0———2
,, Other conditions112———————————————2—2—
Speech—
Defective Articulation281013—————————————5161
Squint— Squint present309612616943—31001001064121484.084.08111925
Vision—
Defect not ascertained493363852592744—8286—2862125492088.388.321173837
One Eye normal23608313431-1454537—4457.057.020143418
Both eyes 6/6—2020—143———3—31—1150.050.02132
Both eyes 6/933437—1021———21—2116___2377.877.84265
One eye 6/9, other 6/12 or less197897—9444—250—5045—1456.856.822163820
Both eyes 6/12 or less6823230011517612—9197—1971531162769.469.453348761
Spectacles broken52456508264161—574742476445—13094.895.212122442
Spectacles lost83139—329——130—3023——783.383.324611
Debility3358931,22895903342379761531,129680853433080.493.0355085380
Miscellaneous4072,8623,269273961,722204281802,1345732,7072,286482335075.095.18158139408
Grand Totals2,88215,76318,64511672010,2546516757511,5474,02215,56913,1414372161,77564.887.41,1221,1182,2402,893

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Re-examinations in respect of Defective Vision, other than Lost and Broken Spectacles, and in respect of other conditions—
No. of cases dealt with 2,192.