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Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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CERTAIN STATISTICAL DATA.
I.—GENERAL.
Public Elementary Schools—excluding Special Schools and Nursery Classes.
Number of Public Elementary Schools, excluding two Special Schools, at December, 1937 33
Number of School Departments at December, 1937 68
Average Public Elementary School Roll, excluding two Special Schools, year ended
31st March, 1937 19,251
Total number of children medically inspected at Routine and Special Inspections 13,627
Total number of children dentally inspected 16,074
Total number of Defects of every description "followed up" during 1937 24,421
Total number of Defects of every description for which treatment was obtained during 1937:—
Medical or Dental Treatment 14,810
Domestic Treatment 3,310
Total 18,120
Total number of Attendances at the School Clinics during 1937 97,669
Table No. 21.
Return showing No. of School Cases referred for following-up in 1937 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. | ||
| 1937 | 4,188 | 670 | 76 | 8,710 | 13,644 |
| 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 | 122 | 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 | ||||