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Willesden 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Clinic (I.).Clinic (II.).Grand Total.
Mothers and Children under Five.School ChildrenTotal.Mothers and Children under Five.School Children.Total.
11. Medical Attendances7,78019,31327,0939,24015,19424,43451,527
12. Dental Attendances2091,1801,3893111,2801,5912,980
13. Total7,98920,49328,4829,55116,47426,02554,507

Table: Table No 14.Shewing attendances at the Municipal Clinics each year since 1913.

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.
1913000299029929900299
19140002,51702,5172,517002,517
19150005,67405,6745,674005,674
191638903899,59309,5939,982009,982
19178,64108,6419,44809,44818,0890018,089
191832,1691,16533,33415,8112,40318,21451,5484422051,812
191932,87087833,74846,17911,02457,20390,9511,0892,81494,854
192051,4681,82353,29164,58810,67075,258128,5492,3543,452134,355
192141,5621,66743,22957,0327,71864,750107,9791,7162,356112,051
192227,50589428,39939,9897,02547,01475,4131,6162,19079,219
192323,27153323,80440,3813,59943,98067,7842,7613,27073,815
19241,708252017,60234,8452,46037,30554,9072,8962,80860,611

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The defects of School Children which were treated at the School Clinics during 1924 are shown
in Table No. 10.
45 School Children and 9 children under 5 years of age were treated by X-rays for Ringworm of
the Scalp ; 6 School Children were treated by X-rays for other skin conditions.
4,402 Individual School Children attended the Municipal Clinics during 1924.

Table: Table No. 15.Return respecting the Provision of Spectacles during 1924.

Table No. 15.

Return respecting the Provision of Spectacles during 1924.

No. of pairs of Spectacles provided519
Cost of Spectacles provided£971511
Average cost per pair£039¾
No. of pairs provided at full charge made by Council475
No. of pairs provided free or at reduced charge44
Total amount received as above£9606
Cost of repairs£34108
Total amount received for repairs£21130

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Hospital Treatment of School Children under the Council's Scheme.
The following figures have kindly been supplied by the Willesden General Hospital.

Table: Table No. 16.Hospital Treatment of School Children during 1924.

Table No. 16.

Hospital Treatment of School Children during 1924.

No. of School Children in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 19230
,, ,, ,, admitted during 1924242
,, ,, ,, discharged during 1924233
,, ,, ,, died in Hospital during 19240
,, ,, ,, remaining in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 19249

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Table No. 17.
Hospital Treatment of School Children during 1924.
(a) Treatment of defects of Children admitted in 1923 who were still in the Willesden
General Hospital on December 31st, 1924.