Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Four weeks ended | No. of Confinement Cases Booked. |
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| Four weeks ended | No. of Confinement Cases Booked. |
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| Four weeks ended | No. of Confinement Cases Booked. |
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| - | Willesden General Hospital. | St. Monica's Home Hospital. | Total. |
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| Condition. | No. Admitted. | Forms of Treatment. | Result of Treatment. | ||||||
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| Operative. | General. | Other forms. | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | Died. | In Hospital at end of 1925. | ||
| Number of Cases. | Number of Rooms. | Number of occupants, including new-born baby. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 years. | Over 10 years. | Total. | ||
| Four weeks ending | M. & C.W. Clinic Attendances. | S.M.S. Clinic Attendances. | Total Clinic Attendances. | Remarks. |
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| Four weeks ending. | M. & C.W. Clinic Attendances. | S.M.S. Clinic Attendances. | Total Clinic Attendances. | Remarks. |
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| Degree of Stammering. | No. of Children. | Results of Treatment. | Remarks. |
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| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Municipal Hospitals. | Total Deaths. |
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| Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | N on-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| No of cases Notified. | Dr. in Attendance at Birth. | Born in Hospital. | Midwife in Attendance at Birth. | Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | Still under treatment. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital. | Clinic. | Private Dr. | Home Nurse Attending. | No Defect. | One Eye Permanently Injured. | Both Eyes Permanently Injured. | |||||
| Name. | Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Work Undertaken. |
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| Year. | Houses erected by Council. | Houses erected by private enterprise. | Total. |
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| Premises. | Room or rooms occupied by family. | No. of occupants of adult age (10 years) | No. of occupants under adult age (10 years). | Total number of occupants. | Cubic capacity of room (or rooms). | Cubic capacity required by family. | Deficit in cubic feet. |
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| Designation. | No. taken. | Result of Bacteriological examination. | |
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| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | ||
| In 1920. | In January, 1925. | In December, 1925. |
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| Article. | Taken. | Adulterated. |
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| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
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| Primary Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | ||
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
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| Class. (1) | Number. (2) |
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| Nature of Work. (1) | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. (8) | Prosecutions. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises. Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises. Section 109, 110. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | |||||||||||||||
| Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. (9) | Failing to send lists. (10) | ||||||||||||||
| Sending twice in the Year. | Sending once in the Year. | Instances (11) | Notices served. (12) | Prosecutions. (13) | Instances (14) | Orders made S. 110. (15) | Prosecutions, Section 109, 110. (16) | ||||||||
| Lists. (2) | Outworkers. | Lists. (5) | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. (3) | Workmen. (4) | Contractors. (6) | Workmen. (7) | ||||||||||||
| Defect or Disease. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (3) | Requiring treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (5) | ||
| Defect or Disease. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (3) | Requiring treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (5) | ||
| Group. (1) | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected. (2) | Found to require treatment. (3) | ||
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fined. | Amount of Fine. | Withdrawn. | Dismissed. |
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| CONDITIONS. l | No. of defects followed up | No. of visits made 5 on account of these defects. | No. of Medical Examinations 6 made on account of these defects. | No. of times attended by Clinic 7 Nurse only on account of these defects. | No. of defects for 8 which no report is available. | No. of defects not needing treatment. | No. of defects treated. | Grand Total. 17 | Results of Treatment. | Percentage of defects treated. | No. of defects not treated. | Wo. of defects under observation at end of year 27 and carricd forward to succeeding year. | ||||||||||||||
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| Remedied. 18 | Improved 19 | Unchanged 20 | Under observation at end of year (result of 21 treatment not known) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| School Clinic. 10 | Hospita (under Council Scheme) 11 | Volun- taryHos [| pital or other charitable In stitution 12 | Infirmary or Poor Law. 13 | Private Practitioner. 14 | Total. 15 | Domestic Treatment only. 16 | - Exclud ing Domestic Treatment. 22 | Inluding Domestic Treat-men*. 1 23 | Removed froju obierva tion. 24 | Still under observa tion at end of year. 25 | Total. 26 | |||||||||||||||
| Brough forward from previou year. 2 | New. 3 | Total. 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In Willesden. | Outside Willesden. | Total. |
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| Furness Road Physically Defective School. | Leinster Road Mentally Defective School. | |||
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| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| Condition. | Mothers and Children under 5. | School Children. | Grand Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under five. | Total. | |||
| Clinic (I.). | Clinic (II.). | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children | Total. | Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children. | Total. | Grand Total. | |
| Year. | Mothers and Children under 5 years. | School children. | Total. | School for Mothers. | Nursery. | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical. | Dental. | Total. | Medical. | Dental. | Total. | |||||
| Defect. | No. Admitted. | Forms or Treatment. | Results or Treatment. | Remaining in Hospital December 31st, 1925. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operative. | General | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | Died. | |||
| No. of Applications. | No. Granted. | |||||
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| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| Pupils examined. Aged. | Kilburn Grammar School. | Polytechnic Trade School. | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||
| Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | |
| Kilburn Grammar School. | Polytechnic Trade School. | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| Defect or Disease. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Number of Defects. | Number of Defects. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Requiring treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. (3) | Requiring treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Poly technic-Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Build-ing Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | ||||||
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
| Group. | Kilburn Grammar School. | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School. | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School. | |||||||||||
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| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | |||||||||||
| Number of Pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | Number of Pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | Number of Pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | Number of Pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | Number of Pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | ||||||
| Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | " Inspected. | Found to require Treatment. | Inspected. | Found to require Treatment. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | Inspected. | Found to require Treatment. | ||||||
| Defect or Disease. (I) | Kilburn Grammar School. | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School. | WiHesden County Schools. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. (2) | Girls. (3) | Boys. (4) | Girls. (5) | Boys. (6) | |||||||||||
| Treated under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | Treated under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | Treated under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | Treated under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | Treated under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| 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) | ||||
| Defect. | No. | Result. |
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| Defect. | No. | Result. |
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| Defect. | No. | Result. | |
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| Boys. | Girls. | ||
| Year. | Referred by | Total. | |||
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| Dental Inspections and Officers of the Health Department. | Head Teacher. | School Attendance Officers. | Others. | ||
| Total number of defects coming under observation during 1925. (New cases and re-examinations):— |
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| Disease. | Cases being nursed at end of 1924. | New Cases during 1925. | Removed from Observation during 1925—Results of Treatment. a | Still being Home Nursed at end of 1925. | Number of Visits Paid during 1925. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||
| Referred by | Number. |
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| Ward. | No. of Cases brought forward from 1924. | No. of Cases referred in 1925. | Total. | No. of Visits paid. |
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| Supplied to:— | Breakfasts. Free. | Dinners. | Total. | ||
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| Free. | Paying. | Guardians. | |||
| Occupation. | No. of Children Fed during 1925. | No. of Families Involved. | Percentage. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924. | 1925. | 1924. | 1925. | ||
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Other Diseases. | Total. |
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| Scarlet Fever. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | |
| Age. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | |
| Diphtheria. | |
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| Day of Disease on Admission. | Number of Cases. |
| Chief Complications of Scarlet Fever. | Number of Complications |
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| Chief Complications of Diphtheria. | Number of Complications. |
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| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. Whole District. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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| 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. | Rate. | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
| 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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| 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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| 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 m the District. (16) |
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| 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 0) | 35 to 45 (10) | 45 to 55 (H) | 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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| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total 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. | WARDS. | |||||||||||
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| South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | Stone bridge. | Roundwood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood. | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) | |
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Round wood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood. | Total Cases removed to Willesden Municipal Hospital | |||||||
| 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) | 0) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) |
| 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | Total. |
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| Car Number. | Delivery. to 31/3/14. | 1/4/14 to 31/3/15. | 1/4/15 to 31/3/16. | 1/4/16 to 31/3/17. | 1/4/17 to 31/3/18. | 1/4/18 to 31/3/19. | 1/4/19 to 31/3/20. | 1/4/20 to 31/3/21. | 1/4/21 to 31/3/22. | 1/4/22 to 31/3/23. | 1/4/23 to 31/3/24. | 1/4/24 to 31/3/25. | Miles run since delivery to 31/3/25. |
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| Delivery to 31/3/14. | 1/4/14 to 31/3/15. | 1/4/15 to 31/3/16. | 1/4/16 to 31/3/17. | 1/4/17 to 31/3/18. | 1/4/18 to 31/3/19. | 1/4/19 to 31/3/20. | 1/4/20 to 31/3/21. | 1/4/21 to 31/3/22. | 1/4/22 to 31/3/23. | 1/4/23 to 31/3/24. | 1/4/24 to 31/3/25 | Total. |
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| Year ending March 31st. | |||||||||||
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| 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
| Intelligence Quotient. | Classification of Child. |
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| Disease. (1) | Children suffering from Disease stated in Column 1. (2) | Children living in tenements where Disease stated in Column 1 occurred, i.e., Contacts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contacts who have previously suffered. (3) | Contacts who have not previously suffered. (4) | ||
| Disease. | Children suffering from disease stated in Column 1. |
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| Name and Age. | Condition at Commencement of Class. | Present Condition. |
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| Number Inspected. | Number Requiring treatment. | Number treated Number treated at Clinics. elsewhere. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Months Prior to Operation of Scheme. | 12 Months Subsequent to Operation of Scheme | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Attendances. | Number of Fillings. | Number of Extractions. | Number of Attendances. | Number of Fillings. | Number of Extractions. |
| Under 5 years of age. | Over 5 years of age. | Total. |
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| Year. | England and Wales. | Willesden. |
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| Years. | All Ages | Classified as to Ages. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | |||||||||||||