Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 28.
School Children under Treatment in Hospital during 1938.
| Condition. | Brought forward. | Admitted during Year. | Total under treatment. | Treatment Completed. | Remaining in Hospital at end of Year. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | ||||||||
| Operative. | General. | Remedied. | Improved or Unchanged. | Died. | |||||
| Deflected Septum | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids | — | 403 | 403 | 403 | — | 403 | — | — | — |
| Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids & Antrum Puncture | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | 33 | — | — | — |
| Antrum Puncture | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Mastoid | _ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Ethmoidectomy & Nasal Polypi | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 445 | 445 | 445 | — | 445 | — | — | — |
B.—CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE. Table No. 29.
| Willesden Municipal Hospital. | Other Hospitals. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Children in Hospital at 31st December, 1937 | 10 | _ | 10 |
| No. of Children admitted during 1938 | 118 | — | 118 |
| Total number of Children under treatment during 1938 | 128 | — | 128 |
| No. of Children discharged during 1938 | 120 | — | 120 |
| No. of Children died in Hospital during 1938 | 1 | — | 1 |
| No. of Children remaining in Hospital at 31st | |||
| December, 1938 | 7 | — | 7 |
Table No. 30.
Children under 5 Years under Treatment in Hospital during 1938.
| Condition. | Brought forward. | Admitted during Year. | Total under Treatment. | Treatment Completed. | Remaining in Hospital at end of Year. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | ||||||||
| Operative. | General. | Remedied. | Improved or Unchanged. | Died. | |||||
| Marasmus | 8 | 33 | 41 | — | 41 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 2 | 82 | 84 | 84 | — | 84 | — | — | — |
| Antrum Puncture | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mastoid Disease | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | _ | _ |
| Chronic Otorrhœa | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 10 | 118 | 128 | 86 | 42 | 99 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
IV.—EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN ENTERTAINMENTS RULES, 1933.
Particulars as to applications received in 1938 for certificates from the School Medical Officer.
| No. of Applications. | No. Granted. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| Original applications | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Applications for renewals | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |