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Willesden 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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doctors at Clinic 2, and in the meantime therefore, it will be necessary to shut out Clinic work from
the other areas, namely, the Kensal Rise— Harlesden area (Dr. Nicoll), and the Stonebridge— Roundwood
area (Dr. Wood), and re-divide the Clinic work among the 4 doctors now employed.
Future Clinics.
table shows the percentage of these cases attending the Clinics at the 24th January, 1920, and the variations in percentage of Maternity and Child Welfare cases having regard to the accessibility of the Clinics.
| Maternity and Child Welfare. | School Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average % of cases attending Clinics. | % of cases attending Clinics from neighbourhood. | % of cases attending Clinics from most distant area. | Average % of cases attending Clinics. | |
| Clinic (1). | ||||
| Dr. Borland, South Kilburn-Mid-Kilburn-North Kilburn area | 64% | 71 % | 42% | 84% |
| Dr. Nicoll, Brondesbury Park-Kensal Rise-Harlesden area | 30% | - | 24% | 87% |
| Clinic (2). | ||||
| Dr. Wood, Stonebridge-Round | — | |||
| wood area | 22% | - | 13% | 75% |
| Dr. Butler, Church End-Willes-den Green-Cricklewood area | 44% | 63% | 27% | 89% |
From the foregoing statement it will be observed that the attendances at Clinics and consequently
the provision to be made depend upon:—
(1) The skill and personality of the Clinic Medical Officer.
(2) The accessibility of the Clinic.
(3) The total number of births in Willesden, and
(4) The re-establishment of School Medical inspection.
RECOMMENDATIONS RE CLINICS.
The foregoing factors and circumstances have all been taken into account in submitting the
following recommendations :—
(1) That residents of the Stonebridge-Roundwood area and Kensal Rise-Harlesden
area, as shown on the map, be not admitted to the Clinics at present.
(2) That a Clinic be established in the Stonebridge area.
(3) That a Clinic be established in the Kensal Rise-Harlesden area.
(4) That sites be acquired for the establishment of Clinics in Roundwood and South Kilburn.
MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL.
| During January and February of Year. | Total No. of Cases Admitted. | Total No. of Confinements, | Total No. of Operations. | No. of Major Operations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 78 | - | - | - |
| 1919 | 205 | 35 | 25 | 3 |
| 1920 | 462 | 66 | 112 | 17 |
Maternity Cases.
The Hospital has 16 Maternity Beds and each bed is on the average occupied for 3 weeks
which means that 5-6 maternity cases per week can be dealt with on the average. During the first
S weeks of this year 92 cases have been booked for confinement at the Hospital or more than double
the number that can be accommodated.
General.
The Hospital is now constantly full and recently, during the prevalence of Scarlet Fever,
a number of cases have had to be nursed at home.