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Willesden 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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The following table gives particulars of the conditions for which children were admitted during
1925, the treatment carried out and the results of such treatment:—
Table No. 4.—Children under 5 Years Admitted to Hospital during 1925.
| Condition. | No. Admitted. | Forms of Treatment. | Result of Treatment. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operative. | General. | Other forms. | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | Died. | In Hospital at end of 1925. | ||
| 15 | - | - | 3 | - | |||||
| *68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 83 | - | — | 3 | ||||||
*One case not operated on.
Puerperal Fever.—During 1925 16 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified. This gives a
case rate of 5.80 per 1,000 registered births, as against 2.90 in 1923, and 4.20 in 1924.
2 of these notified cases proved fatal, which gives a case mortality of 12.50 per cent., as against
16.7 per cent. in 1924, and a maternal mortality from this cause of 0.7 per 1,000 births. The maternal
mortality from all causes was 2.2 per 1,000 births.
In 8 of the 16 notified cases a private doctor was in attendance at birth, in 1 case the doctor
arrived after the birth of the child, in 3 cases the birth was attended by a midwife, in 1 case the mid
wife arrived after the birth of the child, and in 3 cases the birth occurred in a Hospital.
The other particulars of the cases are as follows:—
Table No . 5.
| 1 | case miscarriage 5 months. |
| 4 | cases instrumental delivery (1 stillborn—macerated foetus). |
| 1 | case breech presentation—chloroform—post partum hæmorrhage. |
| 1 | case prolonged labour—post partum hæmorrhage. |
| 1 | case cord round neck, otherwise normal. |
| 6 | cases normal as far as ascertained. |
| 2 | cases—no details. |
| 16 | |
| 3 | cases were treated at home. All recovered. |
| 5 | cases were treated in hospitals outside Willesden, 1 proved fatal, 3 recovered and 1 was still in hospital and improving at end of year. |
| 6 | cases were treated in Park Royal Hospital, 1 (miscarriage) proved fatal and 5 recovered |
| 2 | cases were treated in the Municipal Hospital and recovered. |
| 16 |
Puerperal Fever Cases, 1925. Home Circumstances. Table No. 6.
| Number of Cases. | Number of Rooms. | Number of occupants, including new-born baby. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 years. | Over 10 years. | Total. | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 (no baby, stillbirth) | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | No record (1 occurred in Paddington). Occurred in hospitals. | |||
| 3 | ||||