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Willesden 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. | |
| Acute Rheumatism | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 12 | — | 18 |
| Bathing Case | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 17 |
| Burns | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | 99 |
| Cardiac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 16 |
| Circumcision | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 38 | — | 126 |
| Constipation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | 14 |
| Dog Bite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Douching Case | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Hemorrhage after | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| Dental Extraction Impetigo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 56 | — | 128 |
| Influenza | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Influenzal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 45 |
| Pneumonia Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 |
| Mastitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | 52 |
| Mastoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 13 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 12 |
| Measles & Impetigo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 21 | — | 53 |
| Miscarriage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 10 |
| Nasal Catarrh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | — | — | 116 |
| Ophthalmia | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 14 | 10 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | — | 23 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 433 | 418 | — | 851 |
| Ophthalmia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 219 | — | — | 219 |
| Neonatorum Otorrhæa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 185 | 123 | 1 | 309 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | —— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 8 |
| Prematurity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 22 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Septic Condition | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 21 | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | —— | 4 | 13 | 2 | 19 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | 115 | 85 | 3 | 216 |
| Sprain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
| Throat Conditions | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 98 | 9 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 98 | 9 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 431 | 10 | 496 |
| Uterine Disorder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Worms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | 8 | 3 | — | 11 | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 43 | — | 101 |
| Total | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 8 | — | 9 | 101 | 148 | 16 | 274 | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | - | 94 | 149 | 16 | 266 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | - | 107 | 1,609 | 1,248 | 18 | 2,982 |