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Willesden 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

Published
1925
Pages
86
Tables
81

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  • Page 6
    In April, 1923, and again in September/October, 1924, revised schemes for Maternity and Child Welfare and School Medical Treatment came into force. The following table shews the effect of the revisions made from time to time on the attendances at the Council's Clinics:—
    Four weeks endingM. & C.W. Clinic Attendances.S.M.S. Clinic Attendances.Total Clinic Attendances.Remarks.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Four weeks endingM. & C.W. Clinic Attendances.S.M.S. Clinic Attendances.Total Clinic Attendances.Remarks.
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    Table No. 1. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR.
    Disease.Total Cases Notified.Cases admitted to Municipal Hospitals.Total Deaths.
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    Table No. 2. TUBERCULOSIS.
    Age-Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Table No. 3. OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
    No of cases Notified.Dr. in Attendance at Birth.Born in Hospital.Midwife in Attendance at Birth.Treatment.Results of Treatment.Still under treatment.Remarks.
    Hospital.Clinic.Private Dr.Home Nurse Attending.No Defect.One Eye Permanently Injured.Both Eyes Permanently Injured.
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    CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
    Name.Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By whom provided.Work Undertaken.
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    Table No. 4.
    Nature of Specimens examined.Positive Result.Negative Result.Total.
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    Table No . 5.— Sources of Specimens Examined.
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    Table No. 6.—Corresponding to Table 1 of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of Education dated 27th December, 1923. Return of Medical Inspections for the year ended 31st December, 1924. A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
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    Table No. 7.—Corresponding to Table II. of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of Education, dated 27th December, 1924. A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1924.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Specials.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1924—continued.
    Routine Inspections.Specials.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Defect or Disease.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    B.—Number of individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
    Group.Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require treatment.
    Inspected.Found to require treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    Table No. 8.—Corresponding to Table III. of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of Education, dated 27th December, 1923. Return of all Exceptional Children in the area.
    Boys.Girls.Total.
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    Table No. 9.—Corresponding to Table IV. of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of Education, dated 27th December, 1923. Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31 st December, 1924. Treatment Table. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.)
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects Treated, or under Treatment during the Year.
    Treated.Total.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)
    Defect or Disease.Number of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed:—
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    Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.
    Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total Number Treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Group IV.—Dental Defects. Vide 7th Annual Report on Dental Work in connection with children attending the public elementary schools, expectant and nursing mothers and children under 5 years, herewith.
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    The following information has been supplied by the Chief Education Officer, to whom cases for prosecution are referred. Cases Under Section 87 of the Education Act, 1921. No. of Cases.
    Fined.Amount of Fine.Withdrawn.Dismissed.
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    Table No. 10.—In this Table is embodied the information required in the N.B. to Notes on Table IV. on p. 13 of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of Education dated 27th December, 1923. Return showing the nature and number of all medical defects referred for following up, whether referred from Routine Medical Inspection, Medical Inspection of " Specials," or from other Sources, these latter having never been inspected by the Education Committee's Medical Officers, the number of visits and medical examinations made in connection therewith, and the extent to which remedial measures were carried out during 1924.
    CONDITIONS.No. of defects followed up.No. of visits made on account of these defects.No. of Medical Examinations made on account of these defects.No. of times attended by Clinic Nurse only on account of these defects.No. of defects for which no report is available.No. of defects not needing treatment.No. of defects treated.Results of Treatment.Percentage of defects treated.No. of defects not treated.No. of defects under ob-servation at end of year and carried forward to succeeding year.
    Remedied.Improved.Unchanged.Under observation at end of year (result of treatment uot known).
    School Clinic.Hospital (under Council Scheme).Volun-taryHos-pital or other charitable Institution.Infirmary or Poor Law.Private Practitioner.Total.Domestic Treatment only.Grand Total.Excluding Domestic Treatment.In hiding Domestic Treatment.Removed from observation.Still under observation at end of year.Total.
    Brought forward from previous year.New.Total.
    l23456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
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    Certain Statistical Data.
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    No. of children attending Special Schools during 1924:—
    In Willesden.Outside Willesden.Total.
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    Table No. 11.—Corresponding to Appendix E of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education for 1919. Form of Annual Return of the After-Careers of Children under 21 Years of Age Formerly Attending Special Schools.
    Furness Road Physically Defective School.Leinster Road Mentally Defective School.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
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    11 (2) (c).—Details of Children who are in Attendance at an Institution for further Education.
    Ordinary Elementary School.Private School.Technical or Secondary School.Leinster Road M.D. School.Institution for the Deaf.Institution for the Blind.Sanatorium School.
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    11 (2) (d).—Details of Children who are in any other Institution.
    Epileptic Institution.Home for Cripples.Dr. Barnardo's Home.Home—Willesden Board of Guardians.
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    11 (2) (c).—Details of Children who are in Attendance at an Institution for further Education.
    Ordinary Elementary School.Private School.Technical or Secondary School.Institution for Deaf.Institution for Blind.Clapton Training Home.Residential M.D. Institution.
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    11 (2) (d).—Details of Children who are in any other institution.
    Epileptic InstitutionHome—Willesden Board of Guardians.Dr. Barnardo's Homes.Institution for Mentally Defectives.Middlesex County Asylum.Roman Catholic Homes.
  • Page 37
    Table No. 12. Return showing No. of Cases referred for following-up in 1924 and previous years with the view of Medical Treatment being obtained, Remedial Measures carried out, or other action taken.
    Year.Referred byTotal.
    Medical Inspection and Officers of Health Department.Head Teachers.Attendance Officers.Others.
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    Table No. 13. Medical and Dental Treatment—Attendances at the Municipal Clinics, 1924.
    Condition.Mothers and Children under 5.School Children.Grand Total.
    Expectant Mothers.Nursing Mothers.Children under five.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Clinic (I.).Clinic (II.).Grand Total.
    Mothers and Children under Five.School ChildrenTotal.Mothers and Children under Five.School Children.Total.
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    Table No 14. Shewing attendances at the Municipal Clinics each year since 1913.
    Year.Mothers and Children under 5 years.School children.Total.School for Mothers.Nursery.Grand Total.
    Medical.Dental.Total.Medical.Dental.Total.
  • Page 38
    Table No. 15. Return respecting the Provision of Spectacles during 1924.
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    Table No. 16. Hospital Treatment of School Children during 1924.
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    Table No. 17. (b) Treatment of defects of Children admitted in 1924.
    Defect.Forms of Treatment.Results of Treatment.Remaining in Hospital December 31st, 1924.
    No. Admitted.Operative.General.Re medied.Improved.UnchangedDied.
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    Table No. 18.—Employment of Children in Entertainments Rules, 1920. Particulars as to applications received in 1924 for certificates from the School Medical Officer,
    No. of Applications.No. Granted
    Boys.Girls.Total.Boys.Girls.Total
  • Page 41
    Number of Pupils Inspected 1st January, 1924, to 31st December, 1924. A.—Routine Medical Inspections. Number of Code Group Inspections.
    Pupils examined. Aged.Kilburn Grammar School. (Boys).Polytechnic Trade School. (Girls).Total.
    Entrants.Others.Total.Entrants.Others.Total.Entrants.Others.Total.
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    B. Other Inspections.
    Kilburn Grammar (Boys).Polytechnic Trade School. (Girls).Total.
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    Table No. 20.—Corresponding to Table II. of Appendix to Circular 1,321 of the Board of Education, dated 27.12.23. A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December 1924.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections. Number of DefectsSpecial Inspections. Number of Defects
    Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
    Kilburn Grammar School.Willesden Polytechnic.Kilburn Grammar School.Willesden Polytechnic.Kilburn Grammar School.Willesden Polytechnic.Kilburn Grammar School.Willesden Polytechnic.
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    B. Number of Individual Pupils found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
    Group.Number of Pupils.Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment.
    Inspected.Found to require treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
    Kilburn Grammar School.Willesden Polytechnic.Kilburn Grammar School.Willesden Polytechnic.Kilburn Grammar School.Willesden Polytechnic.
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    Table No. 21.—Corresponding to Table IV. of Appendix to Circular 1321 of the Board of Education. dated 27th December, 1923. Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1924. Treatment Table. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).
    Defect or Disease.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
    Kilburn Grammar School.Willesden Polytechnic.Kilburn Grammar School.Willesden Polytechnic.Kilburn Grammar School.Willesden Polytechnic.
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    Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total number treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 44
    The School Medical Inspector noted as follows:— Table No. 22. (a)—KILBURN GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
    Defect.No.Result.
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    (b)—WILLESDEN POLYTECHNIC.
    Defect.No.Result.
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    Table No. 23. Dental Defects.
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    Table No. 24. Return showing number of cases referred for following-up in 1924 and previous years, with a view to Dental treatment being obtained.
    Year.Referred byTotal.
    Dental Inspections and Officers of the Health Department.Head Teacher.Attendance Officers.Others.
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    Table No. 25. Return showing the number of dental defects referred for following up, the number of visits and dental examinations made in connection therewith and the extent to which remedial measures were carried out during 1924.
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    Table No. 26. The following table shows details of the 132 children inspected.
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    Table No. 27. Showing number of mothers who received dentures during the year.
    At cost to Council.At cost of Applicant.Total.
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    Table No. 28. Showing the number of dental defects referred for following up, the number of visits and dental examinations made in connection therewith and the extent to which remedial measures were carried out in 1924.
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    THE FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT For the Year ending 31st December, 1924, on HOME NURSING. Table No. 29.—Showing Cases dealt with during 1924 and Results,
    Disease.Cases being nursed at end of 1923.New Cases during 1924.Removed from Observation during 1924—Results of Treatment.Still being Home Nursed at end of 1924.Number of Visits Paid during 1924.
    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.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.
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    Table No. 30. Shewing Sources from which cases were referred for Home Nursing during the Year 1924.
    Referred byNumber.
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    Table No. 31. Shewing cases Home Nursed in Wards during 1924.
    Ward.No. of Cases brought forward from 1923.No. of Cases referred in 1924.Total.No. of Visits paid.
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    STATISTICAL INFORMATION, YEAR ENDING 31 st DECEMBER, 1924. Table No . 32.— Number of Meals Supplied.
    Supplied to:—Breakfasts. Free.Dinners.Total.
    Free.Paying.Guardians.
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    Table No. 33. Occupational List, 1924. List of the parents whose children were fed during 1924, with comparative column for 1923.
    Occupation.No. of Children Fed during 1924.No. of Families Involved.Percentage.
    1923.1924.1923.1924.
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    The full list of cases is as follows :—
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    Seven deaths occurred:—
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    Duration of Stay in Hospital. The following figures show the average stay in days of each class of patient:—
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    The following figures show the change which has taken place:—
    Nurses off dutv sick.Domestic Staff off duty sick.
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    Table No. 34.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Other Diseases.Total.
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    Table No. 35.
    Age.Males.Females.
    Admissions.Deaths.Admissions.Deaths.
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    Table No . 36.
    Age.Males.Females.
    Admissions.Deaths.Admissions.Deaths.
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    Table No . 37.
    Day of Disease on Admission.Number of Cases.
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    Table No . 38.
    Complications of Scarlet Fever.Number of Cases.
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    Table No . 39.
    Complications of Diphtheria.Number of Cases.
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    Table No . 40.
    Name.Small Pox.
    Age.Sex-.Discrete.Confluent.Hemorrhagic.Vaccinated.Unvac-cinated.Recovered.Died.
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    The following figures have kindly been supplied from the Willesden General and St. Monica's Home Hospitals.
    —Willesden General Hospital.St. Monica's Home Hospital.Total.
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    Table No. 42.—Children under 5 Years Admitted during 1924.
    Condition.No. Admitted.Forms of Treatment.Result of Treatment.
    Operative.General.Other forms.Remedied.Improved.UnchangedDied.In Hospital at end. of 1924.
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    Hospital Bookings of Maternity Cases. The following table shows the bookings for Hospital Confinement under the Council's Schemes since Hospital provision was first made by the Council for such cases:— Table No . 43.
    Year.No. of Cases Booked.
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    Table No . 44.—Maternity Cases. Maternity Cases admitted to Park Royal Hospital under the Council's Scheme during 1924.
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    Table No . 45. Giving Particulars as to Confinements of Maternity Cases admitted to Park Royal Hospital under the Council's Scheme during 1924.
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    VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1924 AND PREVIOUS YEARS; VITAL STATISTICS OF THE WARDS DURING 1924.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year. Whole District.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Number.Rate.of nonresidents registered in the District.of residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)
  • Page 64
    Appendix A—Table II.—DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS DURING THE YEAR 1924.
    CAUSE OF DEATH. (1)All Ages. (2)0 to 1 (3)1 to 5 (4)5 to 10 (5)10 to 15 (6)15 to 20 (7)20 to 25 (8)25 to 35 (9)35 to 45 (10)45 to 55 (11)55 to 65 (12)65 to 75 (13)75 to 85 (14)85 Up. (15)Total deaths, whether of Residents" or Non-Residents," in Institutions in the District. (16)
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    Table II.—DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS— continued.
    CAUSE OF DEATH. (1)All Ages. (2)0 to 1 (3)l to 5 (4)5 to 10 (5)10 to 15 (6)15 to 20 (7)20 to 25 (8)25 to 35 (9)35 to 45 (10)45 to 55 (11)55 to 65 (12)65 to 75 (13)75 to 85 (14)85 Up. (15)Total deaths, whether of " Residents" or "Non-Residents," in Institutions in the District. (16)
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    Table II.—DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS— continued.
    CAUSE OF DEATH. (1)All Ages. (2)0 to 1 (3)1 to 5 (4)5 to 10 (5)10 to 15 (6)15 to 20 (7)20 to 25 (8)25 to 35 (9)35 to 45 (10)45 to 55 (1155 to 65 (12)65 to 75 (13)75 to 85 (14)85 Up. (15)Total deaths, whether of * Residents" or * Non-Residents," in Institutions in the District. (16)
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    Table 11.—DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS— continued.
    CAUSE OF DEATH. (1)All Ages. (2)0 to 1 (3)1 to 5 (4)5 to 10 (5)10 to 15 (6)15 to 20 (7)20 to 25 (8)25 to 35 (9)35 to 45 (10)45 to 55 (11)55 to 65 (12)65 to 75 (13)75 to 85 (14)85 Up (15)Total deaths whether of " Residents " or " Non-Residents," in Institutions in the District. (16)
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    APPENDIX A—T able III.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1924. Nett Deaths from Slated Causes at Various Ages under 1 Year of Age. Nett Deaths from all Causes under one year ot age classified in Wards
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks3-4 Weeks. 3Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.South Kilburn.Mid-Kilburn.WARDS.Willesden Green.Crickle wood.
    North KilburnBrondesbury Park.Kensal Rise.Harlesden.Stone bridge.Round wood.Church End.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)
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    APPENDIX A—Table IV.-CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1924.
    Notifiable DiseaseAt all ages.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Ward.Total Cases removed to Willesden Municipal Hospitals.
    At Ages—Years.South Kilburn.Mid-KilburnNorth Kilburn.Brondesbury Park.Kensal Rise.Harlesden.Stonebridge.Round wood.Church End.Willesden Green.Cricklewood
    Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)
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    The work of the Dentists at the Clinics, however, has increased during recent months mainly owing to the increased economic circumstances scale adopted by the Education Committee as shewn by the following figures:—
    4 weeks ended.Average No. of Cases per Session per Dentist.—
    For extractions or other operations under gas.For filling and other conservative Dentistry.
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    The following table shews the work of dental inspection and treatment that has been carried out under the present scheme of the Education Committee from 30th April to the 31st December, 1923.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Willesden and known to the Education Authority, together with the cause of the crippling:-
    Crippling due to:No. of Cases under 2 years.No. of Cases aged 2-5 years.No. of Cases aged 5-7 years.No. of Cases aged 7-16 years.Total Number of Cases.