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Willesden 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No . 8 (
| Four weeks ending. | M. & C.W. Clinic Attendances. | S.M.S. Clinic Attendances. | Total Clinic Attendances. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1.24 | 1,219 | 2,435 | 3,654 | Includes holidays. |
| 23.2.24 | 1,477 | 3,527 | 5,004 | |
| 22.3.24 | 1,477 | 3,476 | 4,953 | |
| 19.4.24 | 1,203 | 2,792 | 3,995 | Includes holidays. |
| 17.5.24 | 1,272 | 2,984 | 4,256 | Includes holidays. |
| 14.6.24 | 1,200 | 2,914 | 4,114 | Includes holidays. |
| 12.7.24 | 1,428 | 2,897 | 4,325 | |
| 9.8.24 | 760 | 1,155 | 1,915 | Includes holidays. Clinic 2 closed for repairs. |
| 6.9.24 | 745 | 960 | 1,705 | Includes holidays. Clinic 2 closed for repairs. |
| 4.10.24 | 1,614 | 3,452 | 5,066 | Second Revised M. and C.W. Scheme in operation 25.9.24 Second RevisedS.M.S. Scheme in operat-tion 3.10.24. |
| 1.11.24 | 1,831 | 3,815 | 5,646 | |
| 29.11.24 | 1,771 | 3,614 | 5,385 | |
| 3.1.25 (5 weeks) | 1,605 | 3,284 | 4,889 | Includes holidays. |
| Totals, 1924 (53 weeks) | 17,602 | 37,305 | 54,907 | |
| 31.1.25 | 1,744 | 3,356 | 5,100 | Includes holidays. |
| 28.2.25 | 1,861 | 4,167 | 6,028 | |
| 28.3.25 | 2,174 | 4,759 | 6,933 | |
| 25.4.25 | 1,971 | 3,188 | 5,159 | Includes holidays. |
| 23.5.25 | 2,184 | 4,248 | 6,432 | |
| 20.6.25 | 1,957 | 3,700 | 5,657 | Includes holidays. |
| 18.7.25 | 2,062 | 3,843 | 5,905 | |
| 15.8.25 | 1,882 | 1,613 | 3,495 | Includes holidays. |
| 12.9.25 | 2,141 | 2,738 | 4,879 | Includes holidays. |
| 10.10.25 | 2,558 | 4,722 | 7,280 | |
| 7.11.25 | 2,457 | 4,533 | 6,990 | |
| 5.12.25 | 2,258 | 3,671 | 5,929 | |
| 2.1.26 | 1,806 | 2,280 | 4,086 | Includes holidays. |
| Totals, 1925 (52 weeks) | 27,055 | 46,818 | 73,873 |
Arrangements for Medical Treatment.—(a) Minor Ailments of school children are treated
every morning at the two Municipal Clinics under the directions of the Clinic Medical Officers.
(b) Tonsils and Adenoids.—These cases are examined at the Clinics by the Medical Officers,
and are referred, if necessary, to the Council's ear, nose and throat specialist, who attends each Clinic
once a month. This specialist advises as to operative treatment for this condition, and where operation
is advised and the parents are willing the children are admitted to the Willesden General Hospital
for this purpose under an arrangement of the Council with the hospital, the parents being required
to contribute towards the cost of the treatment according to their means on the basis of the Council's
economic circumstances scale.
(c) Tuberculosis.—The Tuberculosis Authority for the area is the Middlesex County Council,
to whose Tuberculosis Officer all children suspected or known to be suffering from this disease are
referred.
(d) Skin Disease in school children is usually dealt with in the same way as minor ailments,
but special cases and, in particular, all cases of ringworm, are referred to the Council's skin specialist,
who attends at Clinic No. 1 once a fortnight for this purpose. This specialist has at his disposal an
X-Ray apparatus for the treatment of ringworm. Moreover, during 1925, the Council was presented
with a carbon arc lamp for artificial sunlight treatment by the Save the Children Fund. This lamp
has been in use since November 16th, 1925, and is employed for the treatment of various diseases
and affections, including rickets, alopecia areata, general debility, etc. This treatment is carried out
under the direction of the skin specialist, who attends once a week for the purpose of examining
children and prescribing treatment, to which six sessions a week are devoted.