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Willesden 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table No. 30—( continued,).

Table No. 30—( continued,).

Centre (I.).Centre (II.).Grand Total.
Mothers and Children under FiveSchool ChildrenTotal.Mothers and Children under Five.School Children.Total.
11. Medical Attendances16,51519,12435,63926,90420,57447,47883,117
12. Dental Attendances6763,2623,9389223,0453,9677,905
13. Total17,19122,38639,57727,82623,61951,44591,022

Table: Table No . 31.Shewing attendances at the Municipal Centres each year since 1913.

Table No . 31.

Shewing attendances at the Municipal Centres each year since 1913.

Year.Mothers and Children under 5 years.School Children.Total.School for MothersNursery.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
192639,0841,49140,57547,7865,90953,69594,2704,1263,645102,041
192740,9581,59342,55147,1996,58353,78296,3333,8473,291103,471
192840,7871,73342,52043,9566,48450,44092,9604,4853,355100,800
192943,4191,59845,01739,6986,30746,00591,0224,5233,44698,991

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The defects of School Children which were treated at the Centres during 1929 are shown
in Table No. 26.
8 School Children and 1 child under 5 years of age were treated by X-rays for Ringworm of
the Scalp. 1 school child and 1 child under 5 years of age were treated by X-rays for other skin
conditions.
6,169 Individual School Children attended the Municipal Centres during 1929.

Table: Table No . 32.

Table No . 32.

Return respecting the Provision of Spectacles during 1929.
No. of pairs of Spectacles provided378
Cost of Spectacles provided£68 0 8
Average cost per pair3 7
No. of pairs provided at full charge made by Council321
No. of pairs provided free or at reduced charge57
Total amount received as above£74 18 0
Cost of repairs£30 5 0
Total amount received for repairs£19 10 0