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Willesden 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 28.
SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
Medical defects referred for following up at Routine Medical Inspection. Cases seen by School Medical Officers at other than Routine Medical Inspections.
Cases not seen by School Medical Officers.
| 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 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). | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brought forward from previous year. | New | Total. | School Clinic or other Institutions or Hospitals under Council Scheme. | VoluntaryHospitals or other Charitable Institutions. | Hospital Doctor under m.C.C. | Private Practitioner. | Total. | Domestic Treatment only. | Grand Total. | Excluding Domestic Treatment. | Including Domestic Treatment. | Removed from observation. | Remaining under observation. | Total. | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Cleanliness of Head Nits | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pediculi | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 67.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nose and Throat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 50 .0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Conditions | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cervical or Neck Glands Enlarged (Non.T.B.) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| External Eye Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blepharitis | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Conjuctivitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Conditions | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ear Diseases— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chronic suppuration of Middle Ear | 2 | 2 | 4 | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | _ | 4 | 3 | _ | 1 | _ | 100.0 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Defective Hearing | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wax | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organic Disease | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Functional Disease | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 67.0 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Lungs— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases (NonT.B.) | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 25.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 3 |
| T.B. Suspected | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nervous System— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chorea | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Skin. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impetigo | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scabies | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minor Injuries— | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Conditions— | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | 22 | 19 | — | — | 3 | 95.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Deformities— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spinal Curvature | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 75.0 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Other Forms | 8 | 11 | 19 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 19 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Tuberculosis— N on.Pulmonary— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite—Spine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| ,, Bones and Joints | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Vision— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defect not ascertained | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Both Eyes 6/6 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 6/9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 6/12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 83.0 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Spectacles Broken— | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Spectacles Lost— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debility. | — | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 15 | 8 | — | 1 | 6 | 80.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Miscellaneous— | 1 | 44 | 45 | — | 24 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 81.0 | 86.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Grand Totals | 17 | 174 | 191 | 2 | 25 | 122 | 9 | — | 6 | 137 | 11 | 148 | 86 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 84.0 | 90.0 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 39 |
Re-examinations in respect of Defective Vision, other than Lost and Broken Spectacles, and in respect of other Conditions.
No. of cases dealt with 56.