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Willesden 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: T able N o. 35.SPECIAL SCHOOLS.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.

T able N o. 35.

SPECIAL SCHOOLS.

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.
Remedied.Improved.Un-changed.Under observation ,at end of year(result ' of treatment not known).
School Clinic, Hospital or other Institutions under Council Scheme.Volun-taryHos-pitals or other Charitable Institutions.Hospital Doctor under m.C.C.Private | Practitioner. |Total.Domestic Treatment only.Grand Total.Exclud-ing Do-! mestic Treatment.Including Domestic Treatment.Removed from observation.Re; maimng under observation.Total.
Brought forward from previous year.New.Total.
1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Cleanliness of Head—
Nits358——4———4377———50-088-0—111
Pediculi—44——2———2244| ———50-0100-0————
Nose and Throat-
Enlarged Tonsils134———2——2132——150-075-0—112
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids235——11——2—22———40-040-01232
Other Conditions—911——10——111—1110| ——1100-0100-0———1
Cervical or Neck Glands-
Enlarged (Non T.B.)—55——31——4—4———480.080.0—115
External Eye Disease-
Blepharitis_11——1———1—1———1100.0100-0———1
Other Conditions—22——2———2—22———100-0100-0————
Ear Diseases—
Chronic Suppuration of Middle Ear178——8———8—85__3100-0100-0—__3
Defective Hearing112——1———1—1——1—50-050-01—1—
Wax
Other Diseases112—2———2—22———100-0100-0————
Heart and Circulation
Organic Disease145———1——1—1———120-020.03112
Functional Disease112——————————————2—2—
Lungs—
Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh——————————————————————
Other Diseases (nonT.B.)1231—1———1—11———50-050-01—1_
T ubercul osis—Definite——————————————————————
,, —Suspected——————————————————————
Nervous System—
Chorea—11———————————————1—1—
Skin-
Impetigo21012__11———-1111211——192-0100-0———1
Scabies123__3——_3_33———100-0100-0_——_
Minor Injuries112__—2———2—21——1100-0100-0———1
Other Conditions (nonT. B.)41418——18———18—1816——2100-0100-0———2
Deformities—
Spinal Curvature437__4___4_411—257-057-02133
Other Form144181—10———10—10121659-059-07—76
Tuberculosis—Non-Pulmonary—
Definite Spine———————————————————————
Bones and Joints——————————————————————
Squint—
Squint Present——————————————————————
Vision-
Defect not ascertained123__3——_3_3111—100.0100.0_—_—
Both eyes 6/6_22_11__1_1—1——100.0100.0___—
One eye 6/6_22__2_—_2_2—2——100.0100.0_—_—
Both eyes 6/9123__3——_3_3—3——100.0100.0_———
One eye 6/9, other 6/12 or less——————————————————————
Both eyes 6/12 or less1—1——1———1—11———100.0100.0————
Spectacles Broken—99——9———9—97—11100.0100.0———1
Spectacles Lost—22——1———1—11———50.050.01111
Debility8917—|—15———1521710——788.0100.0———7
Miscellaneous76774126331—23644036—_477.085.06175
Grand Totals581782363 271516—3160131731241043578.084.02493344

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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 97.