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. |
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| 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 or 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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| Defects. | Found to require treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. |
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| Live Births— | Total. | M. | F. | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to | Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willesden Municipal Hospitals. | Other Hospitals. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Number of premises inspected on complaint | 1,967 |
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| Dairies and Milkshps |
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| Sundry Nuisances abated : |
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| Year. | For working classes. | Not for working classes. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses erected by the Council | Houses erected by private enterprise. | Houses erected by private enterprise. | ||
| In 1920. | 1925. | 1933. |
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| Article. | Taken. | Adulterated. |
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| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| 0) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Number of Defects. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Particulars. | 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. |
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| (1) | (2) |
| Class. | Number. |
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| (1) | (2) |
| Routine Inspections. | Specials. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Defect or Disease. | 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) | |
| Routine Inspections. | Specials. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Defect or Disease. | 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) |
| Defect or Disease. (1) | Number of Defects dealt with. | Number of *Children for whom Spectacles were | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) | By private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme. (3) | Otherwise. (4) | Total. (5) | Prescribed. (1) | Obtained. (2) | |||
| (i.) Under the Authority's Scheme. | (ii.) Otherwise. | CO Under the Authority's Scheme. | (ii.) Otherwise. | |||||
| Defect or Disease. | Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | By private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Defect or Disease. | Number of Defects dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | By private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. | By private practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | Total number treated. | ||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||||||
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total number treated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education. (i) | Residential treatment without education. (ii) | Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic, (iii) | Residential treatment with education. (i) | Residential treatment without education. (ii) | Nonresidential treatment at an orthopedic clinic. (iii) | ||
| Fined. | Amount of Fine. | Withdrawn. | Adjourned Sine die. | Dismissed. | Standing adjourned at end of Year. |
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| Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
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| 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. | |
| 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 of Treatment | Percentage of defects treated. | No. of defects not treated. | No. of defects under observation at end of year, and carried forward to succeeding year. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged. | Under observation at end of year (result of treatment not known). | |||||||||||||||||||
| School Clinic or Hospital or other Institution under Council Schcmc. | Voluntary Hospital or other charitable Institution. | Hospital Doctor under m.C.C. | Private Practitioner. | Total. | Domestic Treatment only. | Grand Total. | Excluding Domestic Treatment. | Including Do. mestic Treatment. | Removed from observation. | Remaining under observation. | Total. | |||||||||||
| B rough t forward from previous | New. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | Total (Cols. 2—5). | School Children. | |||||||||||||
| 0—1. | 1—5. | Total (Cols. 4 and 5). | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | |||||||||
| 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. | Total under treatment. | Treatment Completed. | Remaining in Hospital at end of Year. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | |||||||||
| Operative. | General. | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged . | Died. | |||||
| 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. | |
| Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Defects. | Number of Defects. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Requiring treatment. (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. (3) | Requiring treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Defect or Disease. (1) | 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 Grammer School (Boys). | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School (Girls). | Willesden County School. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School (Bovs). | 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. (1) | Kilburn Grammar School. | Willesden Polytechnic Trade School. | Willesden County Schools. | Willesden Polytechnic Building Trade School. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. (2) | Girls. (3) | Boys. (4) | Girls. (S) | Boys. (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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| 1933 | 1932 | 1931 | 1930 |
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| Attendances. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Sundry. | Total Operations per Session. |
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| Attendences | Fillings. | Extractions. | Other operation | Total operation |
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| (1) Number of children who were:— |
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| Total. | E.M. | N.M. | 0-5 |
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| 1933 | 1934 |
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| Private District Midwives. | No. of Cases attended Total. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As Midwife. | As Maternity Nurse. | ||
| Private District Midwives. | 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. | ||
| Maintained by— |
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| Disease. | Cases being Nursed at end of 1932. | New Cases during 1933. | Removed from Observation during 1933—Results of Treatment. | Still being Nursed at end of 1933. | Number of Visits Paid during 1933. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1 Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children | Others. | Total. | |
| Referred by | Number. |
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| Ward | No. of Cases brought forward from 1932. | No. of Cases referred in 1933. | Total. | No. of Visits paid. |
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| Supplied to:— | Breakfasts. | Dinners. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free. | Free. | Paying. | ||
| Occupation. | No. of Children Fed during 1933. | No. of Families Involved. | Percentage. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 1933 | 1932 | 1933 | ||
| Diseases. | Remaining on 1st Jan., 1933. | Admitted. | Total under treatment. | Discharged recovered. | Died. | Mortality per cent. | Remaining on 31st Dec., 1933. |
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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 far 24 hours or more. | No. of days off duty. |
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| Year. | Number attending for Schick Test. | Number attending for Immunisation. |
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| Nature of Specimens Examined. | Positive Result. | Negative Result. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Willesden Municipal Hospital | Total. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1,662 | ||
| Name of Authority. | Total No. of Cases. | Disease. | No. of. Cases. |
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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 population. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births, | Number. | Rate per 1,000 popution. | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
| 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-Residents," in Institutions in the District. (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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| 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-Residents," in Institutions in the District. (16) |
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| 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 (3) | 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-Residents," in Institutions in the District. (16) |
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| Causes of Death. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause 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 1 year. | WARDS. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Roundwood. | 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. | Roundwood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood. | Total Cases removed to Willesden Municipal Hospital. | ||||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under is. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) | (23) | (24) | (25) | (26) |
| Reg. No. | Tax. | Make. | Year of Purchase. | Work required for. | Total miles run with vehicles. | Purchase Price. |
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| Total Miles Run. |
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| 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. | 1/4/32 to 31/3/33. | Grand Total 1913-1933. |
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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 1931-32. | Cost per mile. | Expenditure. | Year 1932-33. | Cost per mile | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | d. | |
| Conditions. | Cases brought forward from 1932,i.e.: Treatments, Waiting List, Observation Cases. (1) | New Cases. (2) | Total Cases Treated. (3) | Discharged not Treated, i.e., Unable to attend, Unsuitable, Left District. (4) | Waiting List. (5) | RESULTS OF TREATMENT. | Cases Still under Treatment (Result not yet known). (10) | Cases carried forward to 1934, i.e Treatments, Waiting List, Observation Cases. (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition Improved. Treatment suspended but still under Observation. (6) | Improved or Cured. (7) | Unable to attend or Left District before treatment completed. (8) | Unsuitable or no Improvement. (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E.M. | 0-5 | School. | Total. |
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| E.M. | 0-5 | School. | Total. |
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| Over 12. | Over 15. |
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| 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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| Defects Treated. | Brought Forward. | New. | Total. | Treatments completed. | Treatments ceasing before completion. | Still under Treatment. Carried forward. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | E. M. N. M. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | E. M. N. M. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | E. M. N. M. | Total. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | E. M. N. M. | Total. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | E. M. N. M. | Total. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | E. M. N. M. | Total. | |
| Clearance areas. | No. of dwelling houses to be demolished. | No. of families. | No. of inhabitants. | No. of buildings not in occupation as dwelling houses to be demolished. |
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| Clearance areas. | No. of dwelling houses to be demolished. | No. of families. | No. of inhabitants. | No. of buildings not in occupation as dwelling houses to be demolished. |
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| 1932. | 1933. (Approximate number based on actuals up to the end of October, 1933.) |
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| 1932. | 1933. (Approximate number based on information available up to 31st Oct., 1933.) |
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