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Willesden 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 30.—Corresponding to Appendix E of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical
Officer of the Board of Education for 1919.
Form of Annual Return of the After-Careers of Children under 21 Years of Age Formerly
Attending Special Schools.
| Oldfield Road Physically Defective School. | Leinster Mentally Defective School. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| 1. Number of children who have left the school and are under 21 years | 41 | 51 | 51 | 28 |
| 2. Number who :— | ||||
| (a) Have since died | - | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| (b) Are known to be incapable by reason of mental or physical defect of undertaking employment ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| (c) Are in attendance at an Institution for further education (give details), and | - | - | §1 | §3 |
| (d) Are in any other Institution (specify Asylum, Workhouse, Colony for Epileptics, etc.) | **1 | - | *1 | *6 |
| 3. Number who are employed in :— | ||||
| (a) Industrial or manual occupations | 24 | 14 | 24 | 6 |
| (6) Agricultural or rural occupations | - | - | - | - |
| (c) Domestic occupations including those who are helping in the domestic work at home | - | 13 | - | 9 |
| (d) Commercial, professional, or clerical work | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| ((e) Blind alley or other precarious occupations | 2 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 4. Number who have left the neighbourhood or whose after-careers have not been traced | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
* In institutions for mental defectives.
§ In attendance at an occupation centre.
** In hospital.
Dental Defects.
Vide, 19th Annual Report on Dental Work in connection with School Children, Expectant and
Cursing Mothers, and children under 5 years, page 57.
ATTENDANCES. Table No. 31.
| Condition. (1) | Mothers, and Children under Five. | School Children. (8) | Grand Total (Cols. 7 and 8). (9) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. (2) | Nursing Mothers. (3) | Children under Five. | Total (Cols. 2-5). (7) | |||||
| 0-1. (4) | 1-5. (5) | Total (Cols. 4 and 5). (6) | ||||||
| 1. Cleansing | - | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 348 | 355 |
| 2. Throat, Nose and Ear Diseases | 1 | - | 35 | 722 | 757 | 758 | 5,876 | 6,034 |
| 3. Minor Ailments | 55 | 95 | 946 | 3,532 | 4,478 | 4,628 | 41,677 | 46,305 |
| 4. Eye Diseases | 8 | 13 | 171 | 363 | 534 | 555 | 5,750 | 6,305 |
| 5. Skin Diseases | 56 | 29 | 158 | 290 | 448 | 533 | 554 | 1,087 |
| 6. Artificial Sunlight Treatment | - | - | 491 | 3,594 | 4,085 | 4,085 | 6,112 | 10,197 |
| 7. Orthopaedics | - | 30 | 550 | 2,669 | 3,219 | 3,249 | 6,877 | 10,126 |
| 8. Medical Consultations | 11,293 | 27,763 | 28,927 | 14,440 | 43,367 | 82,423 | - | 82,423 |
| 9. Diphtheria Immunisation | - | - | 17 | 473 | 490 | 490 | 542 | 1,032 |
| 10. Total (1-9) | 11,413 | 27,930 | 31,296 | 26,089 | 57,385 | 96,728 | 67,736 | 164,464 |
| 11. Dental Consultations | 2,557 | 2,095 | - | 1,100 | 1,100 | 5,752 | 12,325 | 18,077 |
| 12. Total (10-11) | 13,970 | 30,025 | 31,296 | 27,189 | 58,485 | 102,480 | 80,061 | 182,541 |
| 13. School for Mothers | - | - | - | - | - | 5,198 | - | 5,198 |
| 14. Nursery | - | - | - | - | - | 4,985 | - | 4,985 |
| 15. Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | - | 21,192 | 13,870 | 35,062 |
| 16. Grand Total (12-15) | 13,970 | 30,025 | 31,296 | 27,189 | 58,485 | 133,855 | 93,931 | 227 ,786 |