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Willesden 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 56.
RETURN OF WORK DONE AT THE MEDICAL TREATMENT CLINICS DURING 1919.
| Ringworm and Special Skin Clinic. | Eye Clinic. | Throat, Nose and Ear Clinic. | Minor Ailment Ciinic. | Cleansing Clinic. | Grand Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expt. Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5. | School Children. | Total. | Expt. Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5. | School Children. | Total. | Expt. Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5. | School Children. | Total. | Expt. Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5. | School Children. | Total. | Expt. Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5. | School Children. | Total. | Expt. Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5. | School Children. | Total. | |
| No. under treatment at 28th December, 1918 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 87 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 220 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 253 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 417 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1,020 | 1,089 |
| No. coming under treatment | 0 | 0 | 46 | 233 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 557 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 475 | 504 | 11 | 41 | 209 | 3,443 | 3,704 | 3 | 5 | 80 | 512 | 600 | 14 | 46 | 377 | 5,220 | 5,657 |
| Total No. under treatment | 0 | 0 | 62 | 320 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 777 | 797 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 728 | 781 | 11 | 41 | 226 | 3,860 | 4,138 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 555 | 648 | 14 | 46 | 446 | 6,240 | 6,746 |
| No. cured or relieved :— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) By X Rays | 0 | 0 | 15 | 83 | 98 | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | _ | _ | 0 | 0 | 15 | 83 | 98 |
| (6) By provision of Spectacles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 381 | 388 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 381 | 388 | ||||||||||||||
| (c) By baths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 3 | 1 | 38 | 257 | 299 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 257 | 299 |
| (d) By other means | 0 | 0 | 8 | 104 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 175 | 11 | 31 | 150 | 2,494 | 2,686 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 232 | 270 | 11 | 35 | 197 | 3,101 | 3,344 |
| No. referred to Municipal Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 234 | 283 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 203 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 444 | 550 |
| No. previously attending Clinic cured by other than Municipal agencies or removed | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | „ | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 159 | 181 |
| No. not requiring treatment | 0 | G | 6 | 60 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 243 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 448 | 456 |
| Total No. remaining under treatment at 27th December, 1919 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 67 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 169 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 277 | 279 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 801 | 832 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 1,367 | 1,430 |
| Re-examinations of cases previously treated at Clinics | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1,169 | 1,176 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 107 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1,298 | 1,313 | |
Note.—Minor ailments referred to Municipal Hospital include such conditions as bronchitis where the
children were brought to the Clinic to see the Doctor and referred on to Hospital.
Table No. 57.
Return respecting the Provision of Spectacles during 1919.
| No. of pairs of Spectacles provided | 942 | ||
| Cost of Spectacles provided | £309 | 17 | 0 |
| Average cost per pair | £0 | 6 | 7 |
| No. of pairs wholly paid for by parents | 43 | ||
| No. of pairs partly paid for by parents | 262 | ||
| Total amount received as above | £50 | 7 | 3 |
| Cost of repairs | £20 | 5 | 6 |
| Total amount received for repairs | £3 | 18 | 3 |
Table 59.
HOSPITAL TREATMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN DURING 1919.
(Excluding Infectious Diseases.)
| No. of School Children in Hospital at 31st December, 1918 | 11 |
| „ „ admitted to Hospital during 1919 | 232 |
| „ „ discharged from Hospital during 1919 | 213 |
| „ „ died in Hospital during 1919 | 3 |
| „ „ remaining in Hospital at 31st December, 1919 | 27 |
Table No. 58.
CORRESPONDING TO TABLE V. OF APPENDIX F. OF ANNUAL REPORT OF CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR 1917.
Inspection, Treatment, etc., of Children during 1919.
| 1. The total number of children medically inspected (whether Code Group, special or ailing child) | 6,240 |
| 2. The number of children in (1) suffering from defects (other than uncleanliness or defective clothing or footgear) who require to be kept under observation (but not referred for treatment) | 0 |
| 3. The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 5,560 |
| 4. The number of children in (3) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 5,560 |
Table No. 60.
NUMBER OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AND DEFECTS TREATED IN HOSPITAL IN 1919.
| No of children admitted with 0 defects | 5 |
| „ „ 1 defect | 180 |
| „ „ 2 defects | 43 |
| „ „ 3 „ | 15 |
| „ „ 4„ | 0 |
| more than 4 defects | 0 |
| Total | 243 |