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Willesden 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Certain Statistical Data.
Public Elementary Schools—excluding Special Schools and Nursery Classes.
Number of Public Elementary Schools, excluding two Special Schools, at December, 1936 ... 34
Number of School Departments at December, 1936 ... ... ... ... ... ... 68
Average Public Elementary School Roll, excluding two Special Schools, year ended
31st March, 1936 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... 19,845
Total number of children medically inspected at Routine and Special Inspections ... ... 13,928
Total number of children dentally inspected ... ... ... ... ... 17,327
Total number of Defects of every description " followed up " during 1936 23,763
Total number of Defects of every description for which treatment was obtained during 1936 :—
Medical or Dental Treatment ... ... ... ... .. 14,607
Domestic Treatment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,568
Total 18,175
Total number of Attendances at the School Clinics during 1936 ... ... ... ... 93,389
Table No. 23.
Return showing No. of Cases referred for following-up in 1936 and previous years with the view of Medical Treatment being obtained, Remedial Measures carried out, or other action taken.
| Year. | Referred by | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Inspection and Officers of Health Department. | Head Teachers. | Attendance Officers. | Others. | ||
| 1936 | 4,324 | 899 | 64 | 8,799 | 14,086 |
| 1935 | 4,609 | 1,129 | 50 | 8,918 | 14,706 |
| 1934 | 4,441 | 1,384 | 58 | 7,514 | 13,397 |
| 1933 | 5,481 | 1,617 | 62 | 7,956 | 15,116 |
| 1932 | 5,073 | 1,087 | 86 | 7,487 | 13,733 |
| 1931 | 4,928 | 1,426 | 89 | 7,036 | 13,479 |
| 1930 | 5,233 | 1,541 | 105 | 6,700 | 13,579 |
| 1929 | 5,293 | 2,558 | 88 | 5,597 | 13,536 |
| 1928 | 5,890 | 2,643 | 6,253 | 14,908 | |
| 1927 | 6,305 | 2,925 | | 114 | 6,354 | 15,698 |
| 1926 | 6,937 | 3,152 | 131 | 5,982 | 16,202 |
| 1925 | 6,224 | 4,003 | 121 | 4,939 | 15,287 |
| 1924 | 6,142 | 4,983 | 116 | 3,927 | 15,168 |
| 1923 | 4,900 | 4,230 | 131 | 4,715 | 13,976 |
| 1922 | 4,004 | 5,720 | 236 | 4,580 | 14,540 |
| 1921 | 4,203 | 4,779 | 248 | 5,711 | 14,941 |
| 1920 | 2,949 | 4,774 | 353 | 5,354 | 13,430 |
| 1919 | 1,796 | 4,167 | 451 | 3,538 | 9,952 |
| 1918 | 1,674 | 4,163 | 395 | 1,150 | 7,382 |
| 1917 | 1,227 | 3,372 | 441 | 427 | 5,467 |
| 1916 | 1,436 | 3,264 | 313 | 394 | 5,407 |
| 1915 | 1,308 | 3,429 | 109 | 298 | 5,144 |
| 1914 | 2,322 | 2,401 | 108 | 140 | 4,971 |
| 1913 | 1,092 | ||||
| 1912 | 1,102 | ||||
| 1911 | 1,030 | ||||
| 1910 | 941 | ||||