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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 96.
Children under 5 Years admitted during 1920 (excluding Epidemic Diarrhoea, Measles, Whooping Cough and Ophthalmia Neonatorum, which are included with Infectious Diseases).
Condition. | Municipal Clinic. | Private Medical practitioner. | Total | Treatment. | Result. | Remaining in Hospital, Dec. 31, 1920. | ||||||
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Operation . | General | Other. | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | Died. | ||||||
(i.) (ii.) | ||||||||||||
Rickets | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Marasmus | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | — | 15 | — | 8 | — | — | 7 | — |
Prematurity | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Debility | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
Acute Rheumatism | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | _ | _— |
Tonsillitis | 2 | — | 12 | 14 | — | 14 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Pyaemia | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Septicaemia | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
T.B. Meningitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Post. Basal Meningitis | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Rhinitis | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Bronchitis | 19 | 2 | 12 | 33 | — | 33 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 5 |
Broncho Pneumonia | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 11 | — | — | 5 | — | ||
Stomatitis | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Pyloric Stenosis | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Constipation ,.. | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Appendicular Colic | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Colitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | —. | — | — | |
Morbus Cordis | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | — | 1 | — | — |
Nephritis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Phimosis | 20 | 21 | — | 41 | 39 | 2 | — | 39 | — | — | — | 2 |
Paraphimosis | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Tonsillotomy | 9 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Hernia (Ing.) | 8 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
Hydrocele | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Vulvo-Vaginitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Appendicitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | _ | — | — | 1 | — |
Hare Lip | — | 1 | _ | 1 | ' 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | —_ | — |
Cleit Palate | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | —_ | — |
Tubercular Glands | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wart on Face | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nsevus | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | —_ | — |
Sebaceous Cyst | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | —_ | — |
Dernoid Cyst | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | —_ | — |
Thyroglossal Cyst | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Talipes Equino-Varus | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Syndactly | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
Fracture (Limbs) | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Conjunctivitis | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Burns | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | _ | 1 | — | —_ | 1 | — |
Ostes-Myelitis | — | 1 | — | I | 1 | — | _ | 1 | — | —_ | — | — |
Cellulitis | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | _ | 2 | — | —_ | _ | 1 |
Impetigo | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | —_ | — | — |
Seborrhoric Dermatitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Abscess | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | _ | _ | 11 | — | —_ | — | _— |
Septic Wound | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | —_ | — | —_ | |
Septic Eruption | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Furunculosis | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Scabies | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
Nil | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Total | 107 | 81 | 57 | 245 | 108 | 137 | — | 204 | — | 3 | 22 | 16 |