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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Causes of Absence. | P.F.B. | P.F.G. | P.F.I. | F.R.S.M. | F.R.J.M. | F.R.I. | D.H.I. | Total |
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No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | No. of attendances lost. | |
Chorea and other diseases of the nervous system | 229 | 177 | 45 | — | 179 | — | 73 | 703 |
Accidents and injuries | 191 | 11 | 123 | 230 | 88 | 302 | 194 | 1,139 |
Convalescent homes, etc. | 87 | 100 | 36 | 170 | — | — | 135 | 528 |
Other illness:— | ||||||||
Rash | 17 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 27 |
Internal pains and appendicitis | 178 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 210 |
Hernia, appendicitis kidney, etc. | — | — | —_ | — | 255 | — | — | 255 |
Abscess | 47 | — | — | — | — | 164 | — | 211 |
Delicate | — | — | — | — | — | 952 | — | 952 |
Headache | — | 56 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 69 |
Peritonitis | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 124 |
Poisoned thumb and knee | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 |
Bilious attacks | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 99 |
Diarrhœa | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Leg | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 |
Feet, chilblains, etc. Phlebitis | — | 87 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 87 81 |
Vaccination | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 10 |
"Not well," (mostly days & half-days) | 498 | 191 | — | 273 | 68 | 664 | — | 1,694 |
Attendances at Hospitals (disease not stated) | 74 | 74 | 25 | — | 20 | 183 | 1 | 377 |
Attendances at Clinics (diseases not stated) | — | 18 | — | — | 176 | — | — | 194 |
Uncleanliness | —' | 330 | — | 140 | 170 | 91 | 131 | 862 |
Total | 3,649 | 5,055 | 5,379 | 3,346 | 3,956 | 6,872 | 4,107 | 32,364 |
2. Illness in the Home. Compulsorily under regulations (e.g. as contact with scarlet fever or diphtheria | 182 | 419 | 273 | 306 | 214 | 323 | 104 | 1,821 |
Not under regulations (needed at home owing to illness, mother ill, etc.) | 143 | 341 | 504 | 28 | 274 | 66 | 1,356 | |
Total | 325 | 760 | 273 | 810 | 242 | 597 | 170 | 3,177 |
3. Unconnected with Illness (as far as ascertained). Country holidays, etc. | 494 | 485 | 446 | 1,684 | 82 | 1,354 | 789 | 5,334 |
Religious holidays, Jewish, Mass, etc. | — | 4 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 30 |
To give evidence in police court | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Weather | — | — | — | — | — | 571 | 10 | 581 |
No boots | 101 | 112 | — | — | 28 | 76 | 11 | 328 |
Visiting Zoo | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | 67 |
Visiting Cenotaph | — | — | — | — | — | 260 | — | 260 |
Weddings | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
Out with mother | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 52 | 75 |
Helping mother (not due to illness) | — | 625 | — | — | — | — | — | 625 |