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One death was recorded from Typhoid Fever and 1 from Paratyphoid Fever during 1932.
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System, Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, Poliomyelitis,
Encephalitis Lethargica and Acute Polio-Encephalitis.—25 cases of these diseases were
notified in 1932, 12 proved fatal, giving a fatality rate of 48 per cent. of notified cases. One of the
fatal cases was not a Willesden resident, and the death, therefore, was not allocated to Willesden.
In another case the patient did not die until 1933 and the death, therefore, will not appear in the
death tables until next year.
10 deaths in all were attributed to these diseases in Willesden in 1932.
Since the autumn of 1931, in accordance with the request of the Ministry of Health, reports
have been sent to the Ministry in cases of Cerebro-Spinal Fever, giving information desired by the
Ministry as to the use and results of anti-meningococcus serum treatment.
Whooping Cough is a notifiable disease in Willesden. 673 cases were notified during the year,
but a total of 1,189 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 1932, 1,837 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 5,777 occasions ; nursing mothers, 22,908, and children
under 5, 55,657, making a total of 84,342 attendances.
Out of the total number of 2,745 children born during the year, 1,496 or 54 per cent. subsequently
attended the Welfare Centres. Altogether, however, 2,174 children under 1 year of age
attended the Centres for the first time during the year. This represents 84 per cent. of the 2,581
notified live births belonging to Willesden, and 79 per cent. of the 2,745 registered live births belonging
to Willesden. 778 children between the ages of 1 and 5 years attended the Centres for the first time
during the year.
The number of live births occurring amongst expectant mothers who attended the AnteNatal
Clinics was 929; 71 per cent. of these mothers with their babies subsequently attended the
Welfare Centres.
Hospital Maternity Cases.—
Bookings.—The following table shows the bookings year by year for hospital confinement
under the Council's schemes since hospital provision was first made by the Council for such cases :—