Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Year. | No. of Confinement Cases Booked. |
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| Fee. | No. of Cases. | Fee. | No. of Cases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Willesden General Hospital. | St. Monica's Home Hospital. | Total. |
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| Condition. | Brought forward. | Admitted during Year. | Total under Treatment. | Treatment Completed. | In Hospital at end of Year. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | ||||||||||
| Operative. | General. | Other Forms. | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | Died. | |||||
| Number of Cases. | Number of Rooms. | Number of occupants, including new-born baby. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 years. | Over 10 years. | Total. | ||
| Age Period. | 18 months. | 2 years. | 3 years. | 4 years. | Total. | Percentage. |
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| Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | Result not known. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
| At Home. | In Hospital. | ||||||
| Medical Inspection of School Children Routine and Specials. | Received operative treatment* (Authority's Scheme or otherwise.) | Children under 5 who received operative treatment under the Authority's Scheme. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nos. Inspected. | Nos. requiring treatment. | Nos. requiring observation. | |||
| Defects. | Found to require treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. |
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| Total. | M. | F. | Total. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the esti-mated resident population | 14.58 | 15.42 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,637 | 1,409 | 1,329 | 2,738 | ||||||
| Illegitimate | 108 | 66 | 76 | 142 | ||||||
| Deaths. | Rates per 1,000 total (Live and Still) Births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to | Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willesden Municipal Hospitals. | Other Hospitals. | |||
| Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| In 1920. | 1925. | 1932. |
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| Article. | Taken. | Adulterated. |
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| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Specials. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring treatment. • | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Group. | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects Treated, or under Treatment during the Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Treated. | Total. | ||
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| CONDITIONS | No. of defects followed up. | No. of defects for which no report is available. | No. of defects not needing treatment. | No. of defects treated. | Results ot Treatment. | Percentage of defects treated. | No. of defects not treated. | o. of defects under observation at end of year, and carried forward to succeeding year. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Treatment only. | Grand Total. | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | Under observation at end of year (result of treatment not Known). | |||||||||||||||||
| School Clinic or Hospital or other Institution under Council Scheme. | Volun-taryHos pital or other charitable Id stitution. | Hospital Doctor under M.C.C. | Excluding Domestic Treatment. | - Including Domestic Treatment. | Removed from observa tion. | Remaining under observa tion. | Total. | |||||||||||||||
| Brougta forward from previous year. | New. | Total. | Private Practitioner. | Total. 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 817 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
| Special Schools in Willesden. | Special Schools outside Willesden. | Total. |
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| Oldfield Road Physically Defective School. | Leinster Mentally Defective School. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| Year. | Referred by | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Inspection and Officers of Health Department. | Head Teachers. | Attendance Officers. | Others. | ||
| Condition. | Mothers, and Children under Five. | Grand Total. (Cols. 7 and 8). | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | ||||||
| 0—1. | 1—5. | Total (Cols. 4 and 5). | Total (Cols. 2—5). | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | |
| Health Centre (1) | Health Centre (2) | Health Centre (3) | Grand Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children | Total, | Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children | Total. | Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children | Total. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) |
| Year. | Mothers and Children under 5 years. | School Children. | Total. | School for Mothers. | Nursery. | Miscellaneous. | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical. | Dental. | Total. | Medical. | Dental. | Total. | ||||||
| Condition. | Brought forward. | Admitted during Year. | Totai. under treatment. | Treatment Completed. | Remaining in Hospital at end of Year. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | Died. | ||||||||
| Operative. | General. | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | ||||||
| No. of Applications. | No. Granted. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| Pupils examined. Aged. | Kilburn Grammar School. | Polytechnic Trade School. | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||
| Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants | Others. | Total. | Entrants | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | Entrants. | Others. | Total. | |
| Kilburn Grammar School. | Polytechnic Trade School. | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Defects. | Number of Defects. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | Kilburn Grammar School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Boys). | ||||||
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
| Group. | Kilburn Grammar School. | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School. | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | |||||||||||
| Number of Pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | Number of Pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | Number of Pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | Number of Pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | Number of Pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | ||||||
| Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | ||||||
| Defect or Disease. | Kilburn Grammar School. | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School. | Willesden County Schools. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | ||||||||||
| Treated under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | Treated under the * Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | Treated under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | Treated under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | Treated under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| Defect. | No. | Result. |
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| Defect. | No. | Result. |
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| Defect. | No. | Result. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | ||
| Defect. | No. | Result. |
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| 1932 | 1931 | 1930 |
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| Attendances. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Sundry. | Total Operations per Session. |
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| Attendances. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Other Operations. | Total. |
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| Year. | Extractions. | Fillings. | Specials. | Routine Treated. |
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| 1932 | 1933 |
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| Midwives living in Willesden. | No. of Cases attended. Total. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As Midwife. | As Maternity Nurse. | ||
| Midwives living outside Willesden. | No. of Cases attended in Willesden. Total. | |
|---|---|---|
| As Midwife. | As Maternity Nurse. | |
| From Midwives living and practising in Willesden. | From Midwives practising in Willesden but living outside. |
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| For Mother. | Medical Help sought by Midwives. | For Child. | Medical Help sought by Midwives. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living in Willesden. | Living outside Willesden. | Living in Willesden. | Living outside Willesden. | ||
| Referred by | Number. |
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| Ward | No. of Cases brought forward from 1931. | No. of Cases referred in 1932. | Total. | No. of Visits paid. |
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| Disease. | Cases being nursed at end of 1931. | New Cases during 1932 | Removed from Observation during 1932—Results of Treatment. | Still being Nursed at end of 1932. | Number of Visits Paid during 1932. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died. | Removed to Hospital or other Institution. | 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. | |
| Supplied to:— | Breakfasts. Free. | Dinners. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free. | Paying. | M.C.C. | |||
| Occupation. | No. of Children Fed during 1932. | No. of Families Involved. | Percentage. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931. | 1932. | 1931. | 1932. | ||
| Diseases. | Remaining on 1st Jan., 1932. | Admitted. | Total under treatment. | Discharged recovered. | Died. | Mortality per cent. | Remaining on 31st Dec., 1932. |
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| Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-15 | Over 15 |
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| Number of Nurses who were off duty for 24 hours or more. | Number of days off duty. |
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| Number of Maids who were off duty for 24 hours or more. | Number of days off duty. |
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| Nature of Specimens Examined. | Positive Result. | Negative Result. | Total. |
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| Defect or Disease. | Requiring Treatment. | Received Treatment at Health Centre. |
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| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each year. Whole District. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 population. | of non-residents registered in the District. | of residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||
| Number. | Rate per 1,000 populalation. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Eirths. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 population. | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Ages. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 Up. | Total deaths, whether of " Residents" or " Non-Residents," in Institutions in the District. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16). | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Ages. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 Up. | Total deaths, whether of "Residents" or " Non-Residents," in Institutions in the District. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Ages. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 Up. | Total deaths whether of " Residents" o " Non-Residents, " in Institutions in the District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| CAUSE OF DEATH. (1) | All Ages. (2) | 0 to 1 (3) | 1 to 5 (4) | 5 to 10 (5) | 10 to 15 (6) | 15 to 20 (7) | 20 to 25 (8) | 25 to 35 (9) | 35 to 45 (10) | 45 to 55 (11) | 55 to 65 (12) | 65 to 75 (13) | 75 to 85 (14) | 85 Up (15) | Total deaths, whether of " Residents" or "Non-Resi-dents," in Institutions in the District. (16) |
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| Causes of Death. | M. | F. |
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| ause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | WARDS. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Round wood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) | |
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Round wood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood. | Total Cases removed to Willesden Municipal Hospital. | |||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (id | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) |
| Reg. No. | Tax. | Make. | Year of Purchase. | Work required for. | Seating capacity. | Purchase Price. |
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| Total Miles Run. |
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| Delivery (1913) to 31/3/29. | 1/4/29 to 31/3/30. | 1/4/30 to 31/3/31. | 1/4/31 to 31/3/32. | Grand Total 1913-1932. |
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| Total Number of miles run by all vehicles. | Total Number of gallons of petrol consumed. | Number of miles per gallon of petrol consumed. | Cost in pence per mile run. |
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| Year 1930-31. | Cost per Mile. | Expenditure. | Year 1931-32. | Cost per Mile. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tothl Attendances. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Attendances. | Number of Sessions. | Average Attendance per Session. |
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| Appts. made. | Average per Session. | Appts. kept. | Average per Session. | Percentage Attendance. |
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| Conditions. | Cases brought forward from 1931, i.e.: (Treatments, J WaitingList, 10bservation I Cases. | New Cases. | Total Cases Treated. | Discharged not Treated, i.e., (Unable to 1 attend, 1 Unsuitable, I Left District. | Waiting List. | RESULTS OF TREATMENT | Cases carried forward to 1933, i.e. Treatments, WaitingList 0bservation Cases. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition Improved. Treatment suspended but still under Observation. | Improved or Cured. | Unable to attend or Left District before treatment completed. | Unsuitable or no Improvement. | Cases Still under Treatment (Result not yet known). | ||||||||||||||||||
| I | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 0-5 | School. | Total. |
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| 0-5 | School | Total. |
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| Defects Treated. | Brought Forward. | New. | Total. | Treatments completed. | Treatments ceasing before completion. | Still under Treatment. Carried forward. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | n.m. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | n.m. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | n.m. | Total. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | n.m. | Total. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | n.m. | Total. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | n.m. | Total. | |