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Willesden 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table No. 24.—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 1938.

Table No. 24.—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 1938.

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 oefccts under ob-servar.jvn at end of year, and carried forward to succeeding year.
Remedied.Improved,Un-. changedUnder observation ,at end of year(result ' of treatment not
Brought forward from previous year.New.Total.School Clinic, Hospital or other Institution under Council Scheme.Volun-taryHos pital or other Charita ble Insti tutionsHospital Doctor under M.c.c.Private Practitioner.Total.Domestic Treatment only.Grand Total.Excluding Domestic Treatment.Including Domestic Treatment.Removed from observa tion.Re-mainin under observa tion. 21Total.
1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Clothing—
Unsatisfactory—55———————555————100.0——
Footgear—
Unsatisfactory—22———————222————100.0————
Cleanliness of Head—
Nits2602,0721,332——175———1751,9942,1692,169———8.093.039124163124
Pediculi1239240——187———18745232232———78.097.01787
Other dirty conditions—33———————333————100.0————
Cleanliness of Body.
Dirty—44——1———1344———25.0100.0————
Pediculi————————————————————_—
Flea.bitten—66——1——1233———17.050.0—333
Malnutrition8238120—1912——931310663223978.089.01211340
Nose and Throat—
Enlarged Tonsils280473753—61173308521612171433294231.031.0330145475187
Adenoids3773110—54763—56—564511953.053.037124921
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids2465007461114495814512_51238311011870.070.013092222210
Other conditions163612775—66056210623967195951411081.093.0331750127
Cervical or Neck Glands.
Enlarged (non T.B.)1401562961717453919111202150724366.070.046408683
External Eye Disease—
Blepharitis3894132——1111—1113712096—12386.091.0751228
Conjunctivitis9116125——1141121187125115——1094.0100.0———10
Corneal Opacities———————————————————————
Keratitis——————————————————————
Other conditions26170196—217451—1809189171211593.097.05—515
Ear Diseases—
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear50196246——1951051122116237177494790.096.063950
Defective Hearing132336—1214——25—251172571.071.0461011
Wax88896——93——295196921—399.0100.0———3
Other diseases21109130——101545115121271102—1588.098.0—3318
Heart and Circulation-
Organic Disease7815—211—1314—12123.031.06394
Functional Disease118191354413—1381487.087.02—24
Ansemia152035——261——2743114331177.089.013414
Other conditions123——11——2—21——167.067.01—11
Lungs—
Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh25891141—749299417111821121683.098.0—2218
Tuberculosis___———————————————————
T.B. Suspected32023—21321117—17934181.081.01344
Other diseases (non T.B.)172946—1256—4354392712978.087.015614
Nervous System—
Epilepsy246——_12__314__—450.067.02_24
Chorea61117__671_14115161782.088.01128
Other conditions52328——163—22142511221075.089.021311
Skin-
Ringworm—Head224—13———3_33———100.0100.0———_
Body21517__14_—317_1716__1100 0100.0—__1
Impetigo50347397_—345111035736393380__1390.099.022415
Scabies14199213__1978162121213201__1299.0100.0___12
Minor injuries33486519——496——150412516490——2697.099.03_326
Other conds. (non T.B.)3091,7682,077—41,85284121,8761612,0371,79781621690.098.0211536231
Deformities—
Rickets1_1__1___1_1_—1—100.0100.0—_—_
Spinal Curvature8472156—91024——106—1062426114572.072.031104155
Other forms148246394—212802—1283128498364610476.076.0642589129
TuberculosisNon-Pulmonary—
Definite—Glands_11_—_——11—11———100.0100.0————
„ Spine———————————————————————
Hip——————————————————————
Bones and Joints——————————————————————
,, Skin——————————————————————
Other forms——————————————————————
Suspected Glands112_—2———2—2——11100.0100.0———1
,, Bones & Joints——————————————————————
,, Other conditions——————————————————————
Speech—
Defective Articulation61016—17———7—7—6—147.047.07182
Squint—
Squint present269912513867——93—93254231477.077.015132827
Vision—
Defect not ascertained14637714495—_54_54211020375.075.0135188
One eye normal95261_5453—149_491212141180.080.043714
Both eyes 6/637881_2853__53_531014227100.0100.0___7
Both eyes 6/922109131—44691——70—70288191580.080.0981723
One eye 6/9, other 6/12 or less50146196—1311210—5127—127822052069.069.028285648
Both eyes 6/12 or less97262359—122502128281—28121511144181.081.041256666
Spectacles broken211902111—183——151981199187—6694.095.0561112
Spectacles lost819273—17———17—1716——171.071.03475
Debility5396521,191—61,012171201,050611,111709302434889.094.0522274370
Miscellaneous4843,4883,97215432,6916919702,8494503,2992,6641126598| 83.0| 96.09039129637
Grand Totals3,38913,49816,8871179610,7463326022311,3612,98214,34311,6703113362,02671.089.01,0556821,7372,708

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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 1,898.