London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Willesden 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Deformities-
Deformity Present102535153200031904262163574.288196
Tuberculosis (Non-pulmonary)—
*Glandular...............................................................
†Bones and Joints...............................................................
Other Forms...............................................................
Suspected—Glandular0223400011020110100.000000
,, Bones & Joints0114000000110001100.000001
,, Other Forms0228200020020200100.000000
Speech-
Defective Articulation1127300110020200100.000000
Squint-
Squint Present3010513545643441021701111128181082.221732013
Vision-
Defect not ascertained415105924110030013380268.422355
One Eye Normal43861292493810102090411529746689.14122148
Both Eyes 6/608816201600006S01075.001010
Both Eyes 6/96283458105033000134181321100.000001
One Eye 6/9, Other 6/12 or less73109182374526114301402159471032787.36211228
Both Eyes 6/12 or less15337252511401585741205i0‡546812132851489.144735017
Spectacles Broken1113114612261106000‡210810600294.732355
Debility95362192341025113216036172596.770116
Miscellaneous277908171977166605328681758017255251998.04911020
Grand Totals1130512062502087492499315062608821316535619398012258133389.9044098538431
Mental Condition-
Dull or Backward0636317420000000000000636363
Mentally Defective (all grades)0143143151110§1160000116000§11681.11161127127

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*Three cases were notified by the Assistant Medical Officers during the \ear and were dealt with as notifiable infectious diseases,
†One case was notified by the Assistant Medical Officers during the year and was dealt with a- a notifiable infectious disease.
‡Includes those treated by Optician. §In special schools for mentally defective children.