[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon].

  • Hendon (London, England). Municipal Borough.
Date:
[1937?]
    134 TABLE III.—continued. PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN. At Certified Schools for the Deaf. At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. 4 — — — — 4 MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble-Minded Children. At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. 30 1 — — 31 EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy. At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. 1 — — — 1 PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. A. Tuberculous Children. I.—Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. — — — — —
    135 TABLE III.—continued. II.—Children Suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. — — — — — B. Delicate Children. At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. — 5 — — 5 C. Crippled Children. At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. 3 2 — — 5 D. Children with Heart Disease. At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. — 3 — — 3 CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS. Combination of Defect. At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. Totally Blind and Mentally Dull 1 — — — 1 Mentally Defective Cripple 1 — — — 1 Epileptic and Feeble minded 1 — — — 1
    136 TABLE IV. TREATMENT TABLES. GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI.). Disease or Defect. Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. Under the Authority's Scheme. Other wise. Total (1) (2) (3) (4) Skin: — Ringworm-Scalp— (i) X-Ray Treatment — — — (ii) Other 3 5 8 Ringworm-Body 12 2 14 Scabies 79 2 81 Impetigo 239 4 243 Other Skin Disease 80 10 90 Minor Eye Defects— (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.). 446 7 453 Minor Ear Defects 241 62 303 Miscellaneous (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) 2840 146 2986 Total 3940 238 4178
    137 TABLE IV.—continued. GROUP 11.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.). Defect or Disease. No. of Defects dealt with. Under the Author ity's Scheme. Other wise. Total. (1). (2) (3) (4) Errors of Refraction (includ ing Squint) 593 — 593 Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I.) 2 — 2 Total 595 — 595 Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:— (a) Under the Authority's Scheme 278 (b) Otherwise — Total number of children who obtained or received spectacles:— (a) Under the Authority's Scheme 249 (b) Otherwise —
    138 GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT. Number of Defects. Received Operative Treatment. Received other forms of Treatment. Total number Treated. Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. Total. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (i) (ii) (iii (iv (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) — 171 32 11 122 — 1 — 5 — 33 11 127 — (i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and adenoids. (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat. GROUP IV.—ORTHOPÆDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS. Under the Authority's Scheme (1) Otherwise (2) Total number treated Residential treatment with education Residential treatment without education Non-Res'den tial treatment at an orthopædic clinic Residential treatment with education Residential treatment without education Non-Reside¬ tial treatment at an orthopædic clinic (i) (ii) (iii) (i) (ii) (iii) Number of children treated. 20 Nil 454 Nil Nil Nil 454