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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T able N o. 82.—S howing C ases dealt with during 1920 and R esults.
Disease. | Removed from Observation during 1920—Results of Treatment. | Still being Home Nursed at end of 1920. | Number of Visits Paid during 1920. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New Cases during 1920. | Died. | Removed to Hospital or other Institutions. | Recovered. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Aursmg Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Children under Five | School Children | Others | Total | |
Bronchitis | — | 3 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 44 | — | — | †3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 33 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 37 | 321 | 21 | 17 | 396 |
Cardiac cases | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 5 | 121 |
Chicken pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ——— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 20 |
Epidemic diarrhoea | — | — | 17 | 2 | — | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 12 | — | 136 |
Influenza | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 9 | 116 | 82 | 221 |
Maternity nursing | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 316 | — | — | — | 345 |
Measles and its complications | — | — | 37 | 17 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 30 | 14 | —_ | 44 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 502 | 226 | — | 728 |
Miscellaneous | 1 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 129 | — | — | — | 1 | ‡10 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 96 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 11 | 14 | 107 | 497 | 622 | 1,395 | 2,635 |
Ophthalmia | — | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 26 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 37 | 866 | 142 | 47 | 1,092 |
Ophthalmia neonatorum | — | — | 28 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 1 | — | —. | 1 | — | — | 892 | — | — | 892 |
Otitis media | — | — | 15 | 5 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | — | 17 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 528 | 226 | — | 754 |
Pleurisy | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | |
Pneumonia (acute primary) | — | — | 15 | 8 | 12 | 35 | — | — | *1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 3 | 11 | 27 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 216 | 73 | 116 | 405 |
Pneumonia (acute influenzal) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 |
Rheumatism | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | 72 | — | 101 | 296 |
Scalds and burns | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 19 | |
Scarlet fever | — | 1 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 6 | 30 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | 159 | 208 | 34 | 402 |
Septic conditions | 3 | 5 | 40 | 44 | 16 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 37 | 10 | 90 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 82 | 88 | 481 | 574 | 677 | 1,902 |
Threadworms | — | 1 | 19 | 22 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 22 | — | 41 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 213 | 235 | — | 459 |
Throat conditions | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | 2 | — | o | — | 4 | 46 | 80 | 62 | 192 |
Tuberculosis | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 49 | 20 | 78 |
Uterine disorders | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 83 |
Whooping cough (& its complications) | — | — | 19 | 2 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 | — | 18 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 320 | 10 | — | 330 |
Total | 9 | 45 | 308 | 201 | 118 | 681 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 78 | 8 | 41 | 252 | 153 | 71 | 525 | — | 1 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 129 | 636 | 5,272 | 2,840 | 2,654 | 11,531 |
† 1 of these had died before Nurse visited,
‡ 2 of these had died before Nurse visited.
1 of these was dying when Nurse first visited.
* Had died before Nurse visited.
The 10 Miscellaneous Deaths of others were
1 Colotomy case.
3 Cancer cases.
1 Hemiplegia case.
4 Senile cases.
1 Tuberculosis.