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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Table No. 60.—Showing Cases dealt with during 1936 and Results.
Disease. | Cases being Nursed at end of 1935. | New Cases during 1936. | Removed from Observation during 1936—Results of Treatment. y v | Still being Nursed at end of 1936. | Number of Visits Paid during 1936. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |
Bathing Cases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 11 |
Bronchitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
Burns and Scalds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | - | 10- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | - | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 41 | 33 | - | 74 |
Cervicitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Chilblains | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | - | 27 | |
Circumcision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | 24 |
Confinement Case | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 7 |
Constipation | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 1 | - | - | - | 56 |
Douching Case | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
Eczema | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 172 | - | - | 172 |
Hæmorrhoids | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Impetigo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 17 | 2 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 15 | 2 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 155 | 8 | - | 169 |
Interstitial Keratitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
Mastitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 6 | - | - | 48 |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
Ophthalmia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 63 | 1 | - | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 62 | 1 | - | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 671 | 23 | - | 704 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 88 | - | - | 88 |
Otorrhœa | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 37 | 16 | - | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 34 | 13 | - | 48 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 10 | 1013 | 279 | - | 1302 |
Paralysis Rt. Arm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
Phlebitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
Pneumonia | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | - | - | - | 58 | |
Pyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | 16 | |
Round Worms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
Septic Conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 68 | 14 | - | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 14 | - | 83 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 31 | 620 | 95 | - | 747 |
Skin Conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 31 | 7 | - | 38 |
Thread Worms | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 74 | 49 | - | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 71 | 50 | - | 122 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | 10 | 437 | 370 | - | 817 |
Throat Conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Varicose Ulcer | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 107 | 107 | ||
Total | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 299 | 92 | 1 | 424 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | 10 | 9 | 21 | 283 | 88 | 1 | 402 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 101 | 183 | 3298 | 854 | 107 | 4543 |