London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Medical defects referred for following up at Routine Medical Inspection. Cases seen by School Medical Officers at other than Routine Medical Inspections.
Cases not seen by School Medical Officers.
| 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 treated. | No. of defects not treated. | No. of defects under observation at end of year, and carried forward to succeeding year. | ||||||||||||||
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| Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged. | Under observation at end of year(result of treatment not known). | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brought forward from previous | New. | Total. | School Clinic, Hospital or other Institutions under Council Scheme. | VoluntaryHos pitals or other Charita ble Institutions | Hospital or Doctor under m..C.C. | Private Practitioner. | Total. | Domestic Treatment only. | Grand Total. | Excluding Domestic Treatment. | Including Domestic Treatment. | Removed from observation. | Remaining under observation. | Total. | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Cleanliness of Head— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nits | 3 | 8 | 11 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 27.0 | 91.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Pediculi | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 330 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 80.0 | 80.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other Conditions | 2 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 83.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Cervical or Neck Glands— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enlarged (Non T.B.) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| External Eye Disease— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blepharitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Conjunctivitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ear Diseases- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 100-0 | 100-0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Defective Hearing | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 100-0 | 100-0 | _ | _ | 1 | |
| Wax | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 100-0 | 100-0 | |||||
| Other Diseases | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 100-0 | 100-0 | — | — | 1 | |||
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organic Disease | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Functional Disease | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lungs— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases (nonT.B.) | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 1 | —_ | 1 | ||
| Tuberculosis—Definite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, —Suspected | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nervous System— Chorea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skin- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impetigo | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 75.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Scabies | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 83.0 | 83.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Minor Injuries | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 1 |
| OtherConditions(nonT. B.) | 7 | 22 | 29 | — | — | 27 | — | — | 1 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 25 | — | — | 4 | 97.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Deformities— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spinal Curvature | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Other Forms | 12 | 13 | 25 | — | — | 21 | 1 | — | — | 22 | — | 22 | 5 | 3 | — | 14 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 3 | — | 3 | 14 |
| Tuberculosis— Non-Pulmonary— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite Spine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bones and Joints | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Squint- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Squint Present | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vision— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defect not ascertained | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Both eyes 6/6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, 6/9 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| One eye 6/9, other 6/12 or less | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | ||
| Both eyes 6/12 or less | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Spectacles Broken | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | |
| Spectacles Lost | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debility | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 93.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | 62 | 64 | — | 30 | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | 29 | 22 | — | — | 7 | 79.0 | 85.0 | 5 | — | 5 | 7 |
| Grand Totals | 53 | 170 | 223 | — | 33 | 141 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 149 | 15 | 164 | 105 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 78.0 | 86.0 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 58 |
Re-examinations in respect of Defective Vision, other than Lost and Broken Spectacles, and in respect of other Conditions.
No. of cases dealt with 87.