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Willesden 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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1 School Child and 1 child under 5 years of age were treated under the Council's Scheme
by X-rays for Ringworm of the Scalp.
8,843 Individual School Children attended the Municipal Centres during 1935.
HOSPITAL TREATMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN UNDER THE COUNCIL'S SCHEME.
Excluding Orthopædic Treatment which is dealt with in Appendix F.
Table No. 32.
Hospital Treatment of School Children during 1935.
| No. of School Children in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 1934 | 0 |
| „ „ „ admitted during 1935 | 342 |
| „ „ „ under treatment during 1935 | 342 |
| ,, „ ,, discharged during 1935 | 341 |
| „ ,, ,, died in Hospital during 1935 | 1 |
| „ „ „ remaining in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 1935 | 0 |
Table No . 33.
School Children under Treatment in Hospital during 1935.
| Condition. | Brought forward. | Admitted during Year. | Total under treatment. | Treatment Completed. | Remaining in Hospital at end of Year. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | |||||||||
| Operative. | General. | Remedied. | Improved . | Unchanged. | Died. | |||||
| Deflected Septum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids | — | *342 | *342 | *342 | — | *341 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Total | — | 342 | 342 | 342 | — | 341 | — | — | 1 | — |
| *One case was a child attending a Special School. No School Children were admitted to St. Monica's Home Hospital. | ||||||||||
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN ENTERTAINMENTS RULES, 1933.
Particulars as to applications received in 1935 for certificates from the School Medical Officer
| No. of Applications. | No. Granted. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls | Total. | |
| Original applications | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Applications for renewals | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 15 | |