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Willesden 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table No. 22.—In this Table is embodied the information required in Notes (c),Table IV. of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical Tables. Return showing the nature and number of all medical defects referred for following up, whether referred from Routine Medical Inspection, Medical Inspection of "Specials," or from other Sources .these latter never having been inspected by the Education Committee's Medical Officers; and the extent to which remedial measures were carried out during 1937.

Table No. 22.—In this Table is embodied the information required in Notes (c),Table IV. of the Board of Education's Medical Statistical Tables. Return showing the nature and number of all medical defects referred for following up, whether referred from Routine Medical Inspection, Medical Inspection of "Specials," or from other Sources .these latter never having been inspected by the Education Committee's Medical Officers; and the extent to which remedial measures were carried out during 1937.

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 needing treatment treatedNo. of defects not treated.No. of defects under observation at end of year, and carried forward to succeeding year.
Brought forward from previous year.New.Total.School Clinic, Hospital or other Institution under Council Scheme.VoluntaryHospital or other Charitable Institutions.Hospital or Doctor under M.C.C.Private Practitioner.Total.Domestic Treatment only.Grand Total.Remedied.Improved.UnchangedUnder observation atend of year(result of treatment not known).Excluding Domestic Treatment.Including Domestic Treatment.Removed from observation.Remaimn, under observation.Total.
l234567891011131314151617181920212223
Clothing-
Unsatisfactory167-------777---------
Footgear—
Unsatisfactory----------------------
Cleanliness of Head—
Nits2352,3452,580——65———652,2422,3072,307———2.589.013260273260
Pediculi2256258——248———2489257257——-96.0100.0—111
Other dirty conditions7310——2———281010———20.0100.0————
Cleanliness of Body-
Dirty246-------555——-—83.01—1—
Pediculi——————————————————————
Flea-bitten—11-------111————100.0————
Malnutrition8562147-411031-1141112539947380.087.0991882
Nose and Throat—
Enlarged Tonsils245442687—415824——82—8266—31313.013.0297267564280
Adenoids454994—92041—25—25182—529.029.028326037
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids164571735-34134411459-459383-37363.063.0100173273246
Other conditions91586677—35056220533786114771712679.091.0263763163
Cervical or Neck Glands—
Enlarged (non T.B.)143201344—12129611314929178139—13845.054.052102154140
External Eye Disease—
Blepharitis3680116—1902—2941110576——2982.091.0191038
Conjunctivits59196——881—19049487——794.098.0—229
Corneal Opacities—33——1———1—1——1—33.033.02—2—
Keratitis1—1———————————————1—1—
Other conditions20132152—31261-112816144121—22186.097.0—5526
Ear Diseases—
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear49187236-21908-720516221166-84788.094.01031350
Defective Hearing122537—5153——18—18542756.056.0861413
Wax27375——70——17117267——595.096.0—338
Other diseases1590105—27483388109877—21985.095.032521
Heart and Circulation-
Organic Disease3811—122——4—4———440.040.03367
Functional Disease132033—7105—116—16—61962.062.0821011
Anæmia221234——201——2162711231162.079.034715
Other conditions123———3——3—3—2—1100.0100.0———1
Lungs—
Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh2495119—166——19852310889111772.092.0281025
Tuberculosis----------------------
T.B. Suspected4610—223——516112262.075.01123
Other diseases (non T.B.)112637——1881128—2810141376.076.054917
Nervous System-
Epilepsy112———1——1—1———150.050.0-112
Chorea51015——57—12—12411680.080.03-36
Other conditions14721-282-21231529—463.079.03145
Skin-
Ringworm—Head134——4———4—42——2100.0100.0———2
,, Body41418——15——11611715——289.094.01—12
Impetigo39406445——373611239247439389—24888.099.042650
Scabies6170176——1625—41715176162——1497.0100.0———14
Minor injuries38555593—25506—456030590555—23395.099.01—133
Other conds. (non T.B.)3462,5502,896—52,59123—182,6322122,8442,5511928391.099.0212647309
Deformities-
Rickets213—1-------------1121
Spinal Curvature80104184—121175——122—1222017196671.71.32185084
Other forms129233362—212321—1234—23464242811869.069.07730107148
TuberculosisNon-Pulmonary—
Definite—Glands----------------------
„ Spine----------------------
„ Hip----------------------
,, Bones and Joints----------------------
,, Skin----------------------
Other forms----------------------
Suspected Glands112-—1——-1-1---150.050.01—11
,, Bones & Joints----------------------
,, Other conditions112—1-------------1-1-
Speech—
Defective Articulation6814—111—2—2——2—15.015.056116
Squint—
Squint present22113135—7998—2109—1091053301685.085.09101926
Vision-
Defect not ascertained197291-21422-246-463814366.066.013112414
One eye normal84452-9244—230-3027-1270.070.067139
Both eyes 6/624850-399——-9-96--382.082.02—23
Both eyes 6/9106979—3428———28—2819—1862.062.03141722
One eye 6/9, other 6/12 or less4015119129978-3108-10885-32067.067.024305450
Both eyes 6/12 or less91266357—1723016—6252—252191255474.074.045438897
Spectacles broken22233255-03183182302232221--1190.091.013102321
Spectacles lost53237-128---28-2826--278.078.02688
Debility5127211,233231,030761,0431241,16762742551185.095.0332861539
Miscellaneous4212,7023,12326521,782748851,9494082,3571,89592742679.095.05458112484
Grand Totals3,06313,89116,95449539,9683112022610,5253,31013,83511,3281502032,15466.086.09271,2352,1623,389

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Re-examinations in respect of Defective Vision, other than Lost and Broken Spectacles, and in respect of other conditions—
No. of cases dealt with 1,630.