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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
Wembley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Kingsbury District Nursing Association.
| Cases. | Visits. | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical | 195 | 2,667 |
| Surgical | 36 | 1,678 |
| Maternity | 56 | 1,051 |
| Midwifery | 161 | 2,812 |
| Ante-natal | 258 | 1,874 |
| Children under five | 70 | 118 |
| Children over five | 9 | 44 |
| Tuberculosis | 8 | 155 |
| Casual | — | 365 |
| Mortuary. | ||
| No. of bodies deposited | 74 | |
| No. of post-mortem examinations carried out | 70 | |
| No. of Coroner's inquests held | 18 | |
| Bodies were deposited by order:— | ||
| Coroner | 42 | |
| By Police | 24 | |
| Wembley Hospital | 7 | |
| Private Undertaker | 1 | |
| Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment. | ||
| (a), Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists who have lodged with the Local Authority a certificate signed by two resident medical practitioners that they are suitable persons to carry on such an establishment | 3 | |
| (b) Licences granted:— | ||
| New .................................... | 3 | |
| Renewals .................. ................. | 12 | |