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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| Clinic (I.). | Clinic (II.). | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children | Total. | Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children. | Total. | Grand Total. | |
| 11. Medical Attendances | 11,177 | 23,365 | 34,542 | 14,942 | 18,330 | 33,272 | 67,814 |
| 12. Dental Attendances | 364 | 2,486 | 2,850 | 572 | 2,637 | 3,209 | 6,059 |
| 13. Total | 11,541 | 25,851 | 37,392 | 15,514 | 20,967 | 36,481 | 73,873 |
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. | |||||
| 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 0 | 299 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 299 |
| 1914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,517 | 0 | 2,517 | 2,517 | 0 | 0 | 2,517 |
| 1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,674 | 0 | 5,674 | 5,674 | 0 | 0 | 5,674 |
| 1916 | 389 | 0 | 389 | 9,593 | 0 | 9,593 | 9,982 | 0 | 0 | 9,982 |
| 1917 | 8,641 | 0 | 8,641 | 9,448 | 0 | 9,448 | 18,089 | 0 | 0 | 18,089 |
| 1918 | 32,169 | 1,165 | 33,334 | 15,811 | 2,403 | 18,214 | 51,548 | 44 | 220 | 51,812 |
| 1919 | 32,870 | 878 | 33,748 | 46,179 | 11,024 | 57,203 | 90,951 | 1,089 | 2,814 | 94,854 |
| 1920 | 51,468 | 1,823 | 53,291 | 64,588 | 10,670 | 75,258 | 128,549 | 2,354 | 3,452 | 134,355 |
| 1921 | 41,562 | 1,667 | 43,229 | 57,032 | 7,718 | 64,750 | 107,979 | 1,716 | 2,356 | 112,051 |
| 1922 | 27,505 | 894 | 28,399 | 39,989 | 7,025 | 47,014 | 75,413 | 1,616 | 2,190 | 79,219 |
| 1923 | 23,271 | 533 | 23,804 | 40,381 | 3,599 | 43,980 | 67,784 | 2,761 | 3,270 | 73,815 |
| 1924 | 17,082 | 520 | 17,602 | 34,845 | 2,460 | 37,305 | 54,907 | 2,896 | 2,808 | 60,611 |
| 1925 | 26,119 | 936 | 27,055 | 41,695 | 5,123 | 46,818 | 73,873 | 4,074 | 3,812 | 81,759 |
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 provided | 533 | ||
| Cost of Spectacles provided | £90 | 16 | 3 |
| Average cost per pair | 3 | 5 | |
| No. of pairs provided at full charge made by Council | 461 | ||
| No. of pairs provided free or at reduced charge | 72 | ||
| Total amount received as above | £93 | 10 | 0 |
| Cost of repairs | £38 | 9 | 7 |
| Total amount received for repairs | £25 | 16 | 0 |
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, 1924 | 8 |
| „ „ „ admitted during 1925 | 354 |
| „ „ „ under treatment during 1925 | 362 |
| „ „ „ discharged during 1925 | 354 |
| „ „ „ died in Hospital during 1925 | 1 |
| ,, „ „ remaining in Willesden General Hospital at 31st December, 1925 | 7 |