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Willesden 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 28.
Medical and Dental Treatment—Attendances at Health Centres, 1934.
| Condition. (1) | Mothers, and Children under Five. | Total (Cols. 2—5). (7) | School Children. (8) | Grand Total. (Cols. 7 and 8). (9) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. (2) | Nursing Mothers. (3) | Children under Five. | |||||||||||||||
| 0—1. (4) | 1—5. (5) | Total (Cols. 4 and 5). (6) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Cleansing | 1 | - | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 342 | 356 | |||||||||
| 2. Throat, Nose and Ear Diseases | 2 | 4 | 149 | 607 | 756 | 762 | 5,240 | 6,002 | |||||||||
| 3. Minor Ailments | 25 | 121 | 1,579 | 3,925 | 5,504 | 5,650 | 37,365 | 43,015 | |||||||||
| 4. Eye Diseases | 1 | 9 | 236 | 574 | 810 | 820 | 5,662 | 6,482 | |||||||||
| 5. Ringworm, etc. | 9 | 42 | 117 | 209 | 326 | 377 | 632 | 1,009 | |||||||||
| 6. Artificial Sunlight Treatment | — | 1 | 390 | 3,259 | 3,649 | 3,650 | 7,573 | 11,223 | |||||||||
| 7. Orthopaedics | — | 18 | 529 | 2,099 | 2,628 | 2,646 | 5,357 | 8,003 | |||||||||
| 8. Medical Consultations | 6,988 | 24,717 | 26,177 | 16,640 | 42,817 | 74,522 | — | 74,522 | |||||||||
| 9. Diphtheria Immunisationt | — | 1 | — | 30 | 30 | 31 | 41 | 72 | |||||||||
| 10. Total (1—9) | 7,026 | 24,913 | 29,181 | 27,352 | 56,533 | 88,472 | 62,212 | 150,684 | |||||||||
| 11. Dental Consultations | 1,829 | 2,017 | — | 1,190 | 1,190 | 5,036 | 13,095 | 18,131 | |||||||||
| 12. Total (10—11) | 8,855 | 26,930 | 29,181 | 28,542 | 57,723 | 93,508 | 75,307 | 168,815 | |||||||||
| 13. School for Mothers | — | —- | — | — | — | 5,337 | — | 5,337 | |||||||||
| 14. Nursery | — | — | — | — | — | 4,726 | — | 4,726 | |||||||||
| 15. Miscellaneous | — | — | — | — | — | 14,338 | 14,867 | 29,205 | |||||||||
| 16. Grand Total (12-15) | 8,855 | 26,930 | 29,181 | 28,542 | 57,723 | 117,909 | 90,174 | 208,083 | |||||||||
| (1) | Health Centre (1) | Health Centre (2) | Health Centre (3) | Grand Total. (11) | |||||||||||||
| Mothers and Children under Five. (2) | School Children (3) | Total. (4) | Mothers and Children under Five. (5) | School Children (6) | Total. (7) | Mothers and Children under Five. (8) | School Children (9) | Total. (10) | |||||||||
| 17. Medical Attendances | 13,979 | 17,139 | 31,118 | 41,433 | 14,526 | 55,959 | 33,060 | 30,547 | 63,607 | 150,684 | |||||||
| 18. Dental Attendances | 1,078 | 2,443 | 3,521 | 1,649 | 3,622 | 5,271 | 2,309 | 7,030 | 9,339 | 18,131 | |||||||
| 19. School for Mothers | 1,499 | 0 | 1,499 | 1,806 | 0 | 1,806 | 2,032 | 0 | 2,032 | 5,337 | |||||||
| 20. Nursery Attendances | 2,117 | 0 | 2,117 | 1,011 | 0 | 1,011 | 1,598 | 0 | 1,598 | 4,726 | |||||||
| 21. Miscellaneous | 6,668 | 4,069 | 10,737 | 4,175 | 6,137 | 10,312 | 3,495 | 4,661 | 8,156 | 29,205 | |||||||
| 22. Total | 25,341 | 23,651 | 48,992 | 50,074 | 24,285 | 74,359 | 42,494 | 42,238 | 84,732 | 208,083* | |||||||
* In addition the following attendances were made by adults:—Cleansing 158, Ringworm, etc. 19, Varicose
Ulcers 756, making a total of 934 which together with the 208,083 above makes a grand total of 209,017.
Table No . 29.
Showing attendances at the Municipal Centres each year since 1913.
| Year. | Mothers and Children under 5 years. | School Children. | Total. | School for Mothers. | Nursery. | Miscellaneous. | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical. | Dental. | Total. | Medical. | Dental. | Total. | ||||||
| 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 0 | 299 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 299 | |
| 1914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,517 | 0 | 2,517 | 2,517 | 0 | 0 | 2,517 | |
| 1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,674 | 0 | 5,674 | 5,674 | 0 | 0 | 5,674 | |
| 1916 | 389 | 0 | 389 | 9,593 | 0 | 9,593 | 9,982 | 0 | 0 | 9,982 | |
| 1917 | 8,641 | 0 | 8,641 | 9,448 | 0 | 9,448 | 18,089 | 0 | 0 | 18,089 | |
| 1918 | 32,169 | 1.165 | 33,334 | 15,811 | 2,403 | 18,214 | 51,548 | 44 | 220 | 51,812 | |
| 1919 | 32,870 | 878 | 33,748 | 46,179 | 11,024 | 57,203 | 90,951 | 1,089 | 2,814 | 94,854 | |
| 1920 | 51,468 | 1,823 | 53,291 | 64,588 | 10,670 | 75,258 | 128,549 | 2,354 | 3,452 | 134,355 | |
| 1921 | 41,562 | 1,667 | 43,229 | 57,032 | 7,718 | 64,750 | 107,979 | 1,716 | 2,356 | 112051 | |
| 1922 | 27,505 | 894 | 28,399 | 39,989 | 7,025 | 47,014 | 75,413 | 1,616 | 2,190 | 79,219 | |
| 1923 | 23,271 | 533 | 23.804 | 40,381 | 3,599 | 43,980 | 67,784 | 2,761 | 3,270 | 73,815 | |
| 1924 | 17,082 | 520 | 17,602 | 34,845 | 2,460 | 37,305 | 54,907 | 2,896 | 2.808 | 60,611 | |
| 1925 | 26,119 | 936 | 27 055 | 41,695 | 5,123 | 46,818 | 73,873 | 4,074 | 3 812 | 81,759 | |
| 1926 | 39,084 | 1,491 | 40,575 | 47,786 | 5,909 | 53,695 | 94,270 | 4,126 | 3,645 | 102,041 | |
| 1927 | 40,958 | 1,593 | 42,551 | 47,199 | 6,583 | 53,782 | 96,333 | 3,847 | 3,291 | 103,471 | |
| 1928 | 40,787 | 1,733 | 42,520 | 43,956 | 6,484 | 50,440 | 92,960 | 4,485 | 3,355 | 100,800 | |
| 1929 | 43,419 | 1,598 | 45,017 | 39,698 | 6,307 | 46,005 | 91,022 | 4,523 | 3,446 | 98,991 | |
| 1930 | 59,372 | 2,341 | 61,713 | 49,610 | 10,537 | 60,147 | 121,860 | 5,958 | 5,371 | 133,189 | |
| 1931 | 76,395 | 3,473 | 79,868 | 65,942 | 15,180 | 81,122 | 160,990 | 6,928 | 6,985 | 21,884 | 196,787 |
| 1932 | 84,342 | 4,385 | 88,727 | 67,964 | 16,094 | 84,058 | 172,785 | 6,536 | 6,227 | 28 817 | 214 365 |
| 1933 | 84,782 | 4,791 | 89,573 | 71,587 | 15,652 | 87,239 | 176,812 | 5,297 | 5,268 | 27,256 | 214,633 |
| 1934 | 88,472 | 5,036 | 93,508 | 62,212 | 13,095 | 75,307 | 168,815 | 5,337 | 4,726 | 30,139* | 209,017 |
* This includes the 934 attendances by adults which are shown in the footnote to Table No. 28.