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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE No. 69.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Other Infectious Diseases. | Total. | Children under 5 years. | Children of School Age. | Obstetrical. | Gynaecological. | Diseases of Adults. | Total. | Grand Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases admitted during 1919 | 238 | 431 | 2 | 52 | 723 | 324 | 316 | 239 | 41 | 60 | 980 | 1,703 |
| No. under treatment Dec. 31st, 1918 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 58 | 124 |
| Total No. under treatment during 1919 | 261 | 474 | 2 | 52 | 789 | 351 | 329 | 247 | 41 | 70 | 1,038 | 1,827 |
| No. discharged during 1919 | 219 | 392 | 1 | 43 | 655 | 292 | 299 | 230 | 40 | 57 | 918 | 1,573 |
| No. died during 1919 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 87 |
| Mortality % | 1.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 12.1 | .97 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| Remaining in hospital, Dec. 31st, 1919 | 38 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 167 |
TABLE No. 70.
| Month. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Other Infect. Diseases. | Total. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions. | Deaths. | Admis. sions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | |
| January | 7 | — | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 3 |
| February | 6 | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 34 | 4 |
| March | 4 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| April | 14 | 2 | 28 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 46 | 4 |
| May | 12 | — | 29 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
| June | 17 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 51 | 2 |
| July | 17 | — | 40 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 60 | 1 |
| August | 24 | — | 48 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 80 | 1 |
| September | 29 | — | 40 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 72 | 1 |
| October | 43 | — | 41 | - | — | — | — | - | 84 | 2 |
| November | 35 | — | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | - | 72 | 3 |
| December | 30 | — | 65 | 9 | - | — | 1 | - | 96 | 9 |
| Total... | 238 | 4 | 431 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 723 | 32 |
TABLE No. 71.
| Month | Children under 5 years. | Children of School age. | Obstetrical. | Gynaecological. | General Diseases of Adults. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | |
| Jan. | 38 | 1 | 15 | — | 18 | -_ | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 75 | 2 |
| Feb. | 22 | 8 | 13 | — | 15 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 54 | 8 |
| Mar. | 31 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 68 | 6 |
| Apr. | 27 | 1 | 12 | — | 13 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 62 | 2 |
| May | 27 | 4 | 16 | — | 13 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 62 | 5 |
| June | 14 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 60 | 5 |
| July | 21 | — | 33 | — | 21 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 83 | 1 |
| Aug. | 32 | — | 31 | — | 18 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 87 | — |
| Sept. | 46 | 9 | 34 | — | 20 | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 113 | |
| Oct. | 18 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | — | 107 | 7 |
| Nov. | 20 | 3 | 44 | — | 26 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | 101 | 4 |
| Dec. | 28 | 4 | 37 | — | 30 | — | 2 | — | 11 | — | 108 | 4 |
| Total | 324 | 40 | 316 | 3 | 239 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 60 | 7 | 980 | 55 |