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Willesden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (Excluding Minor Eye Defects Treated as
Minor Ailments—Group I.).
No. of Defects Dealt with.
| Secondary Schools. | Junior Technical, etc., Schools. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| Errors of refraction (including Squint) | 105 | 12 | 117 | 101 | 15 | 116 | 206 | 27 | 233 |
| (Operations for Squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report.) Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group 1) | |||||||||
| Total | 105 | 12 | 117 | 101 | 15 | 116 | 206 | 27 | 233 |
| No. of Children for whom Spectacles were:— | |||||||||
| 55 | 25 | 80 | 55 | 13 | 68 | 110 | 38 | 148 | |
| 9 | 60 | 69 | 6 | 47 | 53 | 15 | 107 | 122 | |
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Secondary Schools.—In six instances the School Medical Inspector noted on re-inspection that
the tonsils had been removed.
Junior Technical, etc., Schools.—Nil.
Group IV.—Orthopædic and Postural Defects.
The Middlesex County Council has not arranged for orthopaedic work in connection with the
Secondary Schools in Willesden but a few Secondary School children are dealt with by the Willesden
Council under Section 181 (2) (a) of the Public Health Act, 1936.
Group V.—Dental Defects.
Vide 21st Annual Report on Dental Work in connection with school children, expectant mothers
and nursing mothers and children under 5 years herewith page 54.
Group VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
Inspection and treatment of uncleanliness are not undertaken by the School Nurses in the
Secondary and Technical, etc., Schools.