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Willesden 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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MOTHERS AND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS.
Municipal Centres.—At the Municipal Clinics. including the Ringworm Clinic, expectant
mothers attended the medical consultations on 1.940 occasions; nursing mothers. 11,768. and children
under 5, 25.376. making a total of 39.084 attendances. These figures when compared with the
corresponding figures for 1925 show an increase of 12.965 attendances.
Out of the total number of children born in Willesden during the year. 903 or 33.5 per cent.
subsequently attended the Welfare Centres.
The number of births occurring amongst expectant mothers who attended the Ante-Natal
Clinic was 419; 58 per cent. of these mothers with their babies subsequently attended the Welfare
Centre.
Hospital Maternity Cases.—The following table shows the bookings for hospital confinement
under the Council's schemes since hospital provision was first made by the Council for such cases:—

Table: Table No. 1.—Hospital Confinement Bookings.

Table No. 1.—Hospital Confinement Bookings.

Four weeks endedNo. of Confinement Cases Booked.
10.4.181
18.5.181
15.6.181
13.7.182
10.8.1822
7.9.1823
5.10.1813
2.11.1814
30.11.1810
28.12.1812
Total (1918)99
25.1.1914
22.2.1913
22.3.1917
19.4.1912New Council 1919-22.
17.5.1916
14.6.1917
12.7.1921
9.8.1920
6.9.1925
4.10.1936
1.11.1920
29.11.1926
27.12.1930
Total (1919)267
24.1.2043
21.2.2041
20.3.2032
17.4.2023Memo. 24.3.20. Hospital full. Cases from half of district only admitted.
15.5.2024
12.6.2032Memo. 8.6.20. Cases admitted from whole of district. but for medical reasons or home circumstances only.
10.7.2043
7.8.2036
4.9.2031
2.10.2037
30.10.2040'
27.11.2028
25.12.2034
Total (1920)444