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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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T able N o. 56.-S howing C asks dealt with during 1930 and R esults.
| Disease. | Cases being nursed at end of 1929. | New Cases during 1930. | Removed from Observation during 1930-Results of Treatment. | Still being Home Nursed at end of 1930. | Number of Visits Paid during 1930. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died. | Removed to Hospital or other Institutions. | Recovered. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | |
| Adenitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| Burns and Scalds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | 5 | 28 | 100 |
| Circumcision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 2 | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 2 | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 242 | 14 | - | 256 |
| Constipation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | - | 9 |
| Dental Cases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Dermatitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| Douching Case | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 13 |
| Eczema | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | 14 |
| Engorged Breasts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Enlarged Glands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| Fistula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 68 | 68 |
| Heart Disease | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | 30 |
| Impetigo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 142 | 28 | - | 170 |
| Injury to Knee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| Leucorrhœa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 35 | 74 | - | - | 137 |
| Mastitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97 | - | - | - | 97 |
| Mastoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 4 | - | 27 |
| Measles and Bronchitis Measles and Impetigo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | -- | -- | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | -- | -- | -- | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 26 | -- | -- | 25 26 |
| Myopia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Naevus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 13 |
| Ophthalmia | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 14 | 2 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 2 | - | 15 | - | -1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 272 | 45 | - | 317 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 218 | - | - | 218 |
| Otorrhcea | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | 19 | 10 | 1 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 16 | 11 | 1 | 28 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 455 | 316 | 9 | 780 | |
| Otorrhoea and Impetigo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | - | 32 |
| Pleurisy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 19 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 18 | 17 | 65 |
| Prematurity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | 25 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | 18 |
| Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | - | 24 |
| Rigors | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Septic Conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 17 | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 17 | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 246 | 129 | - | 375 |
| Skin Conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 12 | - | 52 |
| Thread Worms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 26 | - | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 26 | - | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 297 | 179 | - | 476 |
| Throat Conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 47 | 2 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 21 | 46 | 2 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 81 | 165 | 9 | 255 |
| Total | - | - | 4 | 5 | - | 9 | 2 | 13 | 206 | 121 | 9 | 351 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 9 | 2 | 12 | 198 | 121 | 8 | 341 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 166 | 2359 | 1005 | | 156 | |3714 |