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Willesden 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Clinic (I.).Clinic (II.).
Mothers and Children under Five.School ChildrenTotal.Mothers and Children under Five.School Children.Total.Grand Total.
11. Medical Attendances11,17723,36534,54214,94218,33033,27267,814
12. Dental Attendances3642,4862,8505722,6373,2096,059
13. Total11,54125,85137,39215,51420,96736,48173,873

Table No. 35.

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
192417,08252017,60234,8452,46037,30554,9072,8962,80860,611
192526,11993627,05541,6955,12346,81873,8734,0743,81281,759

The defects of School Children which were treated at the School Clinics during 1925 are shown
in Table No. 30.
33 School Children and 5 children under 5 years of age were treated by X-rays for Ringworm of
the Scalp.
6,146 Individual School Children attended the Municipal Clinics during 1925.

Table No. 36.

Return respecting the Provision of Spectacles during 1925.

No. of pairs of Spectacles provided533
Cost of Spectacles provided£90163
Average cost per pair35
No. of pairs provided at full charge made by Council461
No. of pairs provided free or at reduced charge72
Total amount received as above£93100
Cost of repairs£3897
Total amount received for repairs£25160

Hospital Treatment of School Children under the Council's Scheme.

Table No. 37.

Hospital Treatment of School Children during 1925.

No. of School Children in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 19248
„ „ „ admitted during 1925354
„ „ „ under treatment during 1925362
„ „ „ discharged during 1925354
„ „ „ died in Hospital during 19251
,, „ „ remaining in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 19257