Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Expectant Mothers | Nursing- Mothers | ||||||||||||||
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1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | |
No. Examined | 281 | 294 | 289 | 406 | 377 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 87 | 790 | 603 | | 725 | 674 | 679 |
No. needing treatment | 279 | 287 | 279 | 400 | 370 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 83 | 609 | 572 | 680 | 626 | 628 |
New Cases commenced Treat-ment | 248 | 237 | 202 | 269 | 246 | 85 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 512 | 600 | 598 | 499 | 463 |
Cases made Dentally Fit | 78 | 73 | 96 | 132 | † | 53 | 26 | 38 | 42 | † | 410 | 414 | 459 | 443 | † |
Extractions | 420 | 390 | 269 | 476 | 427 | 143 | 126 | 83 | 93 | 134 | 470 | 614 | 729 | 698 | 632 |
Fillings | 600 | 394 | 320 | 637 | 499 | 182 | 108 | 113 | 140 | 107 | 1,107 | 947 | 883 | 877 | 693 |
Scalings and Gum Treatment | 136 | 76 | 84 | 130 | 335 | 43 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
Silver Nitrate | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | — | — | 298 | 318 | 255 | 322 | 223 |
Dentures | 21 | 15 | 7 | - | - | 43 | 28 | 27 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Attendances | 938 | 699 | 583 | 944 | 1,106 | 440 | 288 | 315 | 273 | 267 | 1,329 | 1,305 | 1,232 | 1,270 | 1,538 |
Appointments not kept | 180 | 163 | 162 | 223 | 113 | 83 | 52 | 54 | 50 | 29 | 205 | 285 | 243 | 192 | 71 |
†Not Recorded. |
Return of Handicapped Pupils , Year Ended 31st December , 1953
Category | Ascertainment | Distribution (as at last day of year) | |||||||||||||||||
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No. of ascertained Cases known 1st day of year | No. of New Cases ascertained during year | No. of ascertained Cases known last day of year | In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools | In Independent Schools | Not at School | Total | |||||||||||
B | G. | B | G. | B | G. | B | G. | B | G. | B | G. | B | G. | B | G. | B | G. | ||
Blind Pupils | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Partially-Sighted Pupils | 11 | 9 | — | — | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | |
Deaf Pupils | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | |
Partially Deaf Pupils | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |
Delicate Pupils | |||||||||||||||||||
Diabetic Pupils | 104 | 50 | 199 | 198 | 80 | 50 | 2 | — | 63 | 37 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 50 | |
Educ. Sub-normal Pupils | 78 | 69 | 28 | 19 | 92 | 80 | 68 | 52 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 92 | 80 | |
Epileptic Pupils | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | |
Maladjusted Pupils | 36 | 10 | 9 | — | 40 | 9 | 1 | — | 27 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 9 | |
Physically Handicapped Pupils | 54 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 36 | 44 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 50 | 36 | |
Pupils with Speech Defects | 205 | 58 | 84 | 34 | 261 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 247 | 79 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 261 | 82 | |
Pupils with Multiple Defects | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 15 | |
TOTALS | 538 | 263 | 339 | 270 | 584 | 294 | 156 | 109 | 122 | 67 | 290 | 112 | — | 2 | 16 | 4 | 584 | 294 | |
GRAND TOTALS | 1953 | 801 | 609 | 878 | 265 | 189 | 402 | 2 | 20 | 878 | |||||||||
1952 | 655 | 868 | 801 | 253 | 187 | 341 | 2 | 18 | 801 | ||||||||||
1951 | 798 | 625 | 655 | 231 | 162 | 254 | 2 | 6 | 655 | ||||||||||
1950 | 637 | 635 | 798 | 253 | 162 | 372 | 2 | 7 | 798 |