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Willesden 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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(5) ARTIFICIAL LIGHT TREATMENT, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1926.
| Conditions. | Total Cases Seen. | Treated. | Discharged without Treatment, i.e., unable to attend. Left district or unsuitable. | Waiting List. | Condition Improved. Treatment suspended. Still under observation. | RESULT OF TREATMENT. Discharged. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved or Cured. | Unable to attend. Left district. | Unsuitable or no Improvement. | Still under Treatment. | |||||||||||||||
| Under 5 years. | 5-14 years. | Under 5 years. | 5-14 years. | Under 5 years. | 5-14 years. | Under 5 years. | 5-14 years. | Under 5 years. | 5-14 years. | Under 5 years. | 5-14 years. | Under 5 years. | 5-14 years. | Under 5 years. | 5-14 years. | Under 5 years. | 5-14 years. | |
| T uberculosis—Pulmonary | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis—Spine | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis—Abscess, Chin | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis—Glands, Neck | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis—Glands, Iliac Fossae | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Been in Sanatorium | — | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | . — | 2 |
| Pre Tuberculosis | 4 | 19 | 4 | 15 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 7 | 35 | 6 | 29 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| General Debility and Malnutrition | 27 | 46 | 19 | 39 | 4 | _ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 13 |
| Anaemia | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Marasmus | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 19 | — | 11 | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| 49 | 53 | 33 | 42 | 7 | — | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 15 | |
| Chronic Blepharitis | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chronic Conjunctivitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Corneal Ulcer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Prurigo | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Psoriasis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Dermatitis and Eczema | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Chronic Eczema-Asthma | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alopecia Areata | — | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Post X-ray Alopecia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chilblains | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 4 | 15 | 4 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Asthma | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rheumatic Heart, Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Empyema | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Osteogenitic Defect | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enuresis | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Mongol | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Petit-mal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Post Osteomyelitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Post Infantile Paralysis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chronic Swelling Face, Dental | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bad Dentition | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Grand Total | 69 | 127 | 50 | 101 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 32 | |
| 196 | 151 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 48 | ||||||||||
TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTENDANCES, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31st, 1926.
| Under 5 years | 5-14 years | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attended and Treated | 1,184 | 3,871 | 5,055 |
| Attended for examination, e.g., new cases, cases treated and now under observation, cases unsuitable for treatment | 64 | 222 | 286 |
| 1,248 | 4,093 | 5,341 | |
| Average attendance per session 17 | |||
| Average number of treatments per child 33 | |||
CASES REFERRED BY
| Under 5 years | 5-14 years | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic Doctors | 48 | 115 | 163 |
| Private Doctors | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| Hospital | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Dentist | — | 2 | 2 |
| 69 | 127 | 196 |