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Willesden 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: T able N o. 82.—S howing C ases dealt with during 1920 and R esults.

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.
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 MothersNursing MothersChildren under FiveSchool ChildrenOthersTotal
Bronchitis—3362344——†3——3——3—14—3262233——4——4—373212117396
Cardiac cases———213———2—2——————————11—————————1165121
Chicken pox————————————————————————————————4——4
Diarrhoea—————————————————————————2————————20——20
Epidemic diarrhoea——172—19——1——1——2——2——142—16————————12412—136
Influenza91210924——————1—1——911110922——————410911682221
Maternity nursing323———26————————————323———26——————29316———345
Measles and its complications——3717—54————————91—3——3014—_44——52—7——502226—728
Miscellaneous16373748129———1‡1011——435121632332396——1—1011141074976221,3952,635
Ophthalmia—1207331——————————11—1177126——3—14—37866142471,092
Ophthalmia neonatorum——28——28————————3——3——24——24——1——.1——892——892
Otitis media——155—20——————————————134—17——21—3——528226—754
Pleurisy———1—1——————————————1—1—————————6—6
Pneumonia (acute primary)——1581235——*1——1———213——1331127——13—4——21673116405
Pneumonia (acute influenzal)————11————————————————11——————————1515
Rheumatism—116311—————————1—1—1—528——1—1——1672—101296
Scalds and burns——11—2——————————————11—2————————17—19
Scarlet fever—11221943————————816630——2—13—125210—115920834402
Septic conditions35404416108———————1244113436371090——232782884815746771,902
Threadworms—11922—42—————————————11822—41——1——1—11213235—459
Throat conditions—1611422——————————11—169319———2—o—4468062192
Tuberculosis—2—327—1——12—1—2—3———112———————9—492078
Uterine disorders————77——————————11————66——————————8383
Whooping cough (& its complications)——192—21————————1——1——162—18——2——2——32010—330
Total945308201118681—1531120122629207884125215371525—1251616581296365,2722,8402,65411,531

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† 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.