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The arrangement made in 1927 with the Metropolitan Asylums Board for the admission of
London Small Pox patients to Kingsbury expired on the 30th September last and the Hospital is
now empty.
In all the Metropolitan Asylums Board sent 326 cases to Kingsbury. The arrangement was
advantageous to Willesden as the Metropolitan Asylums Board bore all the costs of the hospital
during the period in which the patients were received on their behalf except the maintenance of
Willesden patients.
Typhoid Fever.—Six cases were notified during 1929, this being the same figure as for 1928.
Two cases were removed to the Municipal Hospital where 1 was diagnosed as Tonsillitis and
recovered, and 1 was diagnosed as Whooping Cough and recovered. The other 4 cases were nursed
at home and recovered.
There were no deaths recorded from Typhoid Fever in 1929.
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System, Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, Poliomyelitis,
Encephalitis Lethargica and Acute Polio-Encephalitis.—18 cases of these diseases were
notified in 1929, 9 proved fatal, giving a fatality rate of 50 per cent. of notified cases. 1 of the 9 deaths
was attributed to meningitis.
9 deaths in all were attributed to these diseases. One of these related to a case which had
not been notified.
Whooping Cough is a notifiable disease in Willesden. 912 cases were notified during the year,
but a total of 1,755 cases coming to their knowledge were visited by the Health Visitors.
Non-Notifiable Acute Infectious Diseases are reported from the Public Elementary
Schools and are found by the Health Visitors during the course of home visitation.
During 1929, 1,793 cases of measles, which is not notifiable in Willesden, were visited by
the Health Visitors.
Prevalence of Rats or Mosquitos.—Several complaints as to the presence of rats were
received. After verification the complaints were forwarded to the Inspector of Rat Destruction,
Middlesex County Council, who administer The Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
No complaints have been received as to the presence of mosquitos in the district.
MOTHERS AND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS.
Municipal Centres.—At the Municipal Centres, including the Ringworm Centre, expectant
mothers attended the medical consultations on 3,046 occasions; nursing mothers, 12,867, and children
under 5, 27,506, making a total of 43,419 attendances.
Out of the total number of 2,714 children born in Willesden during the year, 1,013 or 34.7 per
cent. subsequently attended the Welfare Centres.
The number of births occurring amongst expectant mothers who attended the Ante-Natal
Clinic was 564; 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:—