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Willesden 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Similarly—Table III. gives 84 cases.
Add from Table II. the cases not appearing in Table III. as follows :—
| 5 cases of Chorea. |
| 3 „ Debility. |
| 9 „ Tonsillitis and Sore Throat. |
| 11 „ Impetigo. |
| 5 ,, Eczema, etc. |
| 4 ,, Scabies. |
| 2 „ Cervical Glands. |
| Total 39 cases or 123 in all. |
By these methods it will be observed that it is estimated that, per annum, 125 or 123 cases
or an average of 124 cases of school children suffering from various general conditions require Hospital
treatment. Assuming that the average stay in Hospital is 4 weeks, this means that approximately
10 beds would be in constant use for these cases. These general conditions would be under the
medical care of the Medical Superintendent of the Willesden Municipal Hospital. At the present
time it is not practical for cases of appendicitis to be taken into the Municipal Hospital as a routine
measure as the necessary surgical skill is not available but the Committee desire permission to arrange
for the admission of these cases should a Surgeon become available.
Summary of Hospital Beds Required.
Throat, Nose and Ear Conditions 3
Eye Conditions 1
General Conditions 10
Total 14
Estimated Cost Per Annum.
Maintenance of 14 occupied beds at 10s. per day per occupied bed £2,555.
Dental Inspection and Treatment.
Mr. E. A. Jennings was appointed Temporary Dentist on 22/4/18.
Mr. H. D. Hoggard was also appointed Temporary Dentist on 29/7/18.
GEORGE F. BUCHAN,
Medical Officer.
APPENDIX F.
17th April, 1919.
To the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee.
WILLESDEN—COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF HOUSE REFUSE
FOR THE YEAR 1919-20 FROM 3,924 HOUSES AS PER SCHEDULE TO THE
CONTRACT.
By Direct Labour. By Three Electric Vehicles.
5,194 tons or 16,016 cubic yards of house refuse require to be collected annually from these
houses in 279 working days. Adopting an Electric Vehicle of a capacity of 7 cube yards this means
that the three vehicles purchased by the Council, each doing three loads a day, will remove 9 loads a
day with a total capacity of 63 cube yards or 20.43 tons in one day equal to 17,577 cubic yards or
5,699 tons in 279 working days of one year.
The house refuse would be shot into barges at a Wharf in Paddington (Harrow Road).
The estimated capital cost is £4,129. The estimated annual cost is £5,050 6s. 6d., as shown
on the detailed estimates which follow :—
Hours of work per day = 9
Hours of work per week = 51
Tons of house refuse to be lifted by one Filler per
day of 9 hours = 3.4