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Willesden 1938
[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, 1938 33
Number of School Departments at December, 1938 68
Average Public Elementary School Roll, excluding two Special Schools, year ended
31st March, 1938 18,708
Total number of children medically inspected at Routine and Special Inspections 13,465
Total number of children dentally inspected 16,303
Total number of Defects of every description " followed up " during 1938 23,932
Total number of Defects of every description for which treatment was obtained during 1938:—
Medical or Dental Treatment 15,826
Domestic Treatment 2,982
Total 18,808
Total number of Attendances at the School Clinics during 1938 92,634
Table No. 23.
Return showing No. of School Cases referred for following-up in 1938 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. | ||
| 1938 | 4,343 | 1,069 | 69 | 7,411 | 12,892 |
| 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 | ||||