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Willesden 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table No. 22.—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. 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 1935.

Table No. 22.—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. 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 1935.

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 Treatment.Percentage of defects treated.No. of defects notNo. of defects under observation at end of year, and carried forward to succeeding year.
Remedied.lmproved.Unchanged.Under observation at end of year (result of treatment not known).treated.
School Clinic, Hospital or other Institution under Council Scheme.Voluntary Hospital or other chariable In stitutionshospital or Doctor under M.C.C.Private Practi toner.Total.Domestic Treatment only.Grand Total.Excluding Domestic Treatment.Including Domestic Treatment.Removed from observation.Remaining under observation.Total.
Brought forward from previous year.New.Total.
1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Clothing— Unsatisfactory—88——1———1232——112.037.0—556
Footgear— Unsatisfactory——————————————————————
Cleanliness of Head—
Nits2092,6832,8926—130—-—1302,4962,6262,615—1104.091.015245260255
Pediculi16235251——211—-—21125236236———84.094.04111511
Other dirty conditions—1212————-——555————42.01676
Cleanliness of Body—
Dirty369——1—-—14541——11.056.0—444
Pediculi123———————————————3—3—
Fleabitten1—1————-——111————100.0———
Malnutrition81148229—51733—3179222018210149579.090.0121123106
Nose and Throat—
Enlarged Tonsils21748069714169492—120—120120———18.0—282253535253
Adenoids...1828461833——6—66——16.0—18133113
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids5939345214271571—329—329329———74.0—338511885
Other conditions42499541—143791112341495509459324579.097.01081853
Cervical or Neck Glands— Enlarged (non T.B.)821822641810314—17134201541211—3253.060.02774101106
External Eye Disease—
Blepharitis32124156——13061113812150114313288.096.024636
Conjunctivitis10163173——1493—115317170156—21288.098.021313
Corneal Opacities325——41——5—532——100.0—————
Keratitis—22——2———2—2—1—1100.0————1
Other conditions12181193—31666—117313186156252391.098.031424
Ear Diseases—
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear452012461—20510—822316239200—23791.098.024641
Defective Hearing7916—281——9—9—4—564 0—3257
Wax69298——89——29159692——493.098.01125
Other diseases76067—1517—15966552——1389.098.01—113
Teeth—See Dental Returns
Heart and Circulation—
Organic Disease7613—113—26—6———650.0—5167
Functional Disease231841—1227—43313411531582.085.051616
Anaemia ...112031——10214174219111055.068.0461016
Other conditions538——22——4152—2150.062.03—31
Lungs—
Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh128597——379132791594631—3081.097.012332
Tuberculosis1—1———————————————1—1—
T.B. suspected156—21—2—3—3——2175.0—1—11
Other diseases (non.T.B.)112940——204153043410441675.085.051617
Nervous System—
Epilepsy336—2—1—12—2—11—50.0—1121
Chorea101121—2291—12113281263.068.04264
Other conditions142741—421511287357731876.095.0—2220
Skin.
Ringworm Head—11——1———1—11———100.0—————
Body—2121——17——32012121———95.0100.0————
Impetigo23329352——2925—1731437351336111389.0100.0—1114
Scabies6108114—11093—1113—11398—114100.0.————14
Minor injuries471,0841,131131,02938571,079461,1251,061—65896.0100.02258
Other conds. (non.T.B.)2472,5892,836152,523232272,5752222,7972,48832328391.099.0201333296
Deformities—
Rickets617———1——112—1—_114.029.03253
Spinal Curvature57109166241063——109—109716206668.0—31205186
Other forms95189284114178311183—1832525369768.0—582886125
Tuberculosis Non.Pulmonary—
Definite—Glands—11———————————————1—1—
„ Spine——————————————————————
Hip1231—1———1—1———150.0—1—11
,, Bones andjoints——————————————————————
,, Skin——————————————————————
Other forms1—1———-———————————1—1—
Suspected Glands145——13——4152——380.0100.0——_—3
,, Bones and joints123———2——2—2—1—167.0—1—11
„ Other conditions—33—11———1—1——1—50.0———1—
Speech— Defective Articulation21214232———2—2——1122.05273
Squint— Squint present23106129—13854—291—91552211378.0—13122525
Vision—
Defect not ascertained2486110—3455——257—57221416575.0—1091914
One Eye normal123143—11194——23—231611572.0——5910
Both eyes 6/616465—3230———30—308—20291.0———32
Both eyes 6/97667311839———39—3924—10572.0——81513
One eye 6/9, other 6/12 or less371501871161116—3120—12085—231271.0—24265038
Both eyes 6/12 or less63256319—1321614—6236—236187—163377.0—40307063
Spectacles broken27334361—13181—203393342331—2994.095.04141823
Spectacles lost51419—115———15—1514——183.0—1233
Debility2916669575375614120791110901499193634783.095.0202848375
Miscellaneous4142,6723,08655841,534133121431,8225442,3661,970205132573.095.08546131371
Grand Totals2,34014,61716,957318559,6994703335810,5603,73714,29712,0572073291,70466.089.07849901,7742,694

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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 1,780.