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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ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT TREATMENT, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1933.
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) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5-14 | E.M. | 0-5 | 5-14 | E. M. | 0-5 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 5-14 | E. M. | 0-5 | 5-14 | E. M. | 0-5 | 5-14 | |
Tuberculosis -Glands | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Pre -Tubercular | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
- | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
General Debility | - | 41 | 58 | 1 | 95 | 104 | 1 | 129 | 155 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 81 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 50 | 1 | 40 | 58 |
Anaemia | - | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | 9 | - | 8 | 13 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | 8 |
Rickets | - | 20 | - | - | 36 | - | - | 52 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | 19 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 18 | - |
Enlarged Glands | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 5 |
Rheumatism | - | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
Nerves | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 | - | 3 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 |
Chilblains | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marasmus | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | 67 | 71 | 1 | 141 | 133 | 1 | 196 | 194 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 82 | 96 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 68 | 1 | 62 | 78 | |
Chronic Blepharitis | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Photophobia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
Asthma | - | 1 | 6 | - | 3 | 17 | - | 4 | 22 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | - | 1 | 15 |
Bronchitis | - | 11 | 17 | - | 11 | 24 | - | 20 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 12 | - | 6 | 16 | |
- | 12 | 23 | - | 14 | 41 | - | 24 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 24 | - | 7 | 31 | |
Alopecia Areata | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
- | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
Otorrhoea | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Furunculosis | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enuresis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
Hirschspring's Disease | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Haemophilia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Genu Valgum | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Delayed Physical Development | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | 14 | - | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 7 | |
Total | - | 82 | 106 | 1 | 162 | 197 | 1 | 228 | 287 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 98 | 132 | 64 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 103 | 1 | 69 | 122 |
188 | 360 | 516 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 230 | 94 | 14 | 154 | 192 |
TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTENDANCES, YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1933.
E.M. | 0-5 | School. | Total. | |
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Attended and Treated | 12 | 3,919 | 6,830 | 10,761 |
Attended for examination, e.g., new cases, cases treated and still under observation, unsuitable cases | 1 | 118 | 200 | 319 |
Total | 13 | 4,037 | 7,030 | 11,080 |
Total number of sessions | 518 | |||
Average attendance per session | 21.4 | |||
Average treatment per child | 20.8 |
CASES REFERRED BY
E.M. | 0-5 | School. | Total. | |
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Clinic Doctors | 1 | 152 | 183 | 336 |
Private Doctors | — | 7 | 11 | 18 |
Hospital | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Total | 1 | 160 | 197 | 358 |