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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1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
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Number of Cases notified. | ||
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1936 | 1937 |
Year. | No. of Confinement Cases Booked. |
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Fee. | No. of Cases. | Fee. | No. of Cases. |
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Age Period. | 18 months. | 2 years. | 3 years. | 4 years. | Total. | Percentage. |
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Men. | Women. | Total. |
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Live Births— | Total. | M. | F. | Total. |
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Deaths. | Rates per 1,000 total (Live and Still) Births. |
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Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to | Total Deaths. | |
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Willesden Municipal Hospital. | Other Hospitals. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non- Respiratory. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
In 1920. | 1925. | 1937. |
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Cattle, excluding cows. | Cows. | Calves. | Sheep and lambs. | Pigs. |
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Article. | Taken. | Adulterated. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecutions. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
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) |
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups — |
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Group. | For defective Vision (excluding squint). | For all other conditions recorded in Table IIA. | Total.* |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
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No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
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) |
Age-groups. | Number of Children Inspected. | A (Excellent). | B (Normal). | C (Slightly subnormal). | D (Bad). | ||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects Treated, or under Treatment during the Year. | ||
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Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Number of Defects Dealt with | |||
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Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Defect or Disease. | Number of Defects Dealt with | ||
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Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Number of Defects. | |||||||||||||
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Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total number treated. | |||||||||||
Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. | By private practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | |||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Year. | Referred by | Total. | |||
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Medical Inspection and Officers of Health Department. | Head Teachers. | Attendance Officers. | Others. |
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 needing treatment treated | No. of defects not treated. | No. of defects under observation at end of year, and carried forward to succeeding year. | ||||||||||||||
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Brought forward from previous year. | New. | Total. | School Clinic, Hospital or other Institution under Council Scheme. | VoluntaryHospital or other Charitable Institutions. | Hospital or Doctor under M.C.C. | Private Practitioner. | Total. | Domestic Treatment only. | Grand Total. | Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged | Under observation atend of year(result of treatment not known). | Excluding Domestic Treatment. | Including Domestic Treatment. | Removed from observation. | Remaimn, under observation. | Total. | ||||
l | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Condition. | Mothers, and Children under Five. | School Children. | Grand Total (Cols. 7 and 8). | |||||||
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Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | Total (Cols. 2—5). | |||||||
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. | ||||
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Medical. | Dental. | Total. | Medical. | Dental. | Total. |
Condition. | Brought forward. | Admitted during Year. | Total under treatment. | Treatment Completed. | Remaining in Hospital at end of Year. | ||||
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Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | ||||||||
Operative. | General. | Remedied. | Improved or Unchanged. | Died. |
Willesden Municipal Hospital. | Children's Hospital, Cold Ash. | Noel Convalescent Home, Letchworth. | Total. |
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Condition. | Brought forward. | Admitted during Year. | Total under Treatment. | Treatment Completed. | Remaining in Hospital at end of Year. | ||||
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Forms of Treatment. | Results of Treatment. | ||||||||
Operative. | General. | Remedied. | Improved or Unchanged. | Died. |
No. of Applications. | No. Granted. | |||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total |
Defects. | Found to require treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. |
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Combination of Defect. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
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Special Schools in Willesden. | Special Schools outside Willesden. | Total. |
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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 needing treatment treated. | No. of defects not treated. | No. of defects under observation at end of year, and carried forward to succeeding year. | ||||||||||||||
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Remedied. | Improved. | Unchanged. | Under observation at end of year(result of treatment not known). | |||||||||||||||||||
Brought forward from previous | New. | Total. | School Clinic, Hospital or other Institutions under Council Scheme. | VoluntaryHos pitals or other Charita ble Institutions | Hospital or Doctor under m..C.C. | Private Practitioner. | Total. | Domestic Treatment only. | Grand Total. | Excluding Domestic Treatment. | Including Domestic Treatment. | Removed from observation. | Remaining under observation. | Total. | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Oldfield Road Physically Defective School. | Leinster Mentally Defective School. | |||
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Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Age Period. | 2 years. | 3 years. | 4 years. | 5 years. | Total. | Percentage. |
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Pupils examined. Aged. | Secondary Schools. | Junior Technical, etc., Schools. | Total. | ||||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
Secondary Schools. | Junior Technical, etc., Schools. | Total. | |||||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
Defect or Disease. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||
Secondary Schools. | Junior Technical, etc., Schools. | Total. | Secondary Schools. | Junior Technical, etc., Schools. | Total. | Secondary Schools. | Junior Technical, etc., Schools. | Total. | Secondary Schools. | Junior Technical, etc., Schools. | Total. |
School. | Age-Groups. | Number of Pupils Inspected. | A (Excellent). | B (Normal). | C (Slightly Sub-normal). | D (Bad). | ||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
Group. | No. of pupils | Percentage of Pupils found to require treatment. | |
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Inspected. | Found to require treatment. |
Secondary Schools. | Junior Technical, etc., Schools. | Total. | |||||||
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Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. |
Defect. | Secondary schools. | Junior Technical etc., schools. | Result. |
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1935. | 1936. | 1937. |
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Year. | Attendances. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Sundries. | Total operations per Session. |
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Attendances. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Sundries. | Total operations. |
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Aged : | Children attending Public Elementary Schools. | Children attending Special Schools. | Children attending Nursery Schools. |
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Willesden Junior Technical, etc., Schools. | Willesden Secondary Schools. | Total. |
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Willesden Junior Technical, etc., Schools. | Willesden Secondary Schools. | Total. |
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E.M. | N.M. | 0-5 | Total. |
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At cost to Council. | At cost to Applicant. | At part cost to Applicant. | Total. |
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Supplied to:— | Breakfasts. | Dinners. | Total. | |
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Free. | Free. | Paying. |
Occupation. | No. of Children Fed during 1937. | No. of Families Involved. | Percentage. | ||
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1936. | 1937. | 1936. | 1937. |
1936 | 1937 |
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Private District Midwives. | No. of Cases attended Total. | Remarks. | |
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As Midwife. | As Maternity Nurse. |
Private District Midwives. | No. of Cases attended Total. | Remarks. | |
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As Midwife. | As Maternity Nurse. |
Private District Midwives. | No. of Cases attended in Willesden. Total. | |
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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. | ||
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Living in Willesden. | Living outside Willesden. | Living in Willesden. | Living outside Willesden. |
No. of cases. | Fees paid by Council. |
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Domiciliary Midwives. | Midwives in Institutions. | Totals. |
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Expecting Confinement in :— | Municipal Midwives (Acting as Midwives). | Queen Charlotte's Hospital District Home (Acting as Midwives). | Willesden District Nursing Association (Acting as Maternity-Nurses). | Total. | ||||||||
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Booked | Cancelled | Net Bookings | Booked | Cancelled | Net Bookings | Booked | Cancelled | Net Bookings | Booked | Cancelled | Net Bookings |
Referred by | Number. |
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Ward. | No. of Cases brought forward from 1936. | No. of Cases referred in 1937. | Total. | No. of Visits paid. |
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Disease. | Cases being nursed at end of 1936. | New Cases during 1937. | Removed from Observation during 1937—Results of Treatment. | Still being Nursed at end of 1937. | Number of Visits Paid during 1937. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Year. | Number attending for Schick Test. | Number attending for Immunisation. |
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Diseases. | No. in Hospital on 1-1-37 | Admitted. | Total under treatment. | Discharged recovered. | Died. | Mortality. per cent. | Remaining on 31-12-37 |
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Name of Authority. | No. of Cases. | Disease. | No. of Cases. |
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Year. | No. of patients. | Amount of Income. | ||
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£ | s. | d. |
Nature of Examination. | Positive result. | Negative result. | Total. |
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Sources of Specimens Examined 1937. | Total. |
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No. | Registration 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 31/3/32 | 1/4/32 to 31/3/33 | 1/4/33 to 31/3/34 | 1/4/34 to 31/3/35 | 1/4/35 to 31/3/36 | 1/4/36 to 31/3/37 | Grand Total 1913-1937 |
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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 1935-36. | Cost per mile. | Year 1936-37. | Cost per mile. | |||||||||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | d. |
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. | |||||||
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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. | All Ages. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 Up. | Total deaths, whether of " Residents" or "Non-Residents " in Institutions in the District. | |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (?) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Ages. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 Up | Total deaths, whether of " Residents" or " Non-Resi-dents," in Institutions in the District. |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | 16 |
CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Ages. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 Up. | Total deaths, whether of " Residents " or " Non-Residents," in Institutions in the District. |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (V | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Ages. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 Up. | Total deaths, whether of " Residents" or " Non-Resi-dents," in Institutions in the District. |
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Causes of Death. | M. | F. | |
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All Causes | 1,004 | 1,000 |
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. | ||||||||||||
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Carlton. | Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Manor. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Roundwood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Mapesbury. | Neasden. | Cricklewood. | |||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) | (23) | (24) |
Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At ages—Years. | Carlton. | Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Manor. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Round wood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Mapesbury. | Neasden. | 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 15. | 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) | (27) | (28) |
Total Attendances. | Number of Sessions. | Average Number of Attendances per Session. |
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Appts. made. | Average per S ession. | Appts. kept. | Average per Session. | Percentage Attendances. |
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Disease. | 1934 | No. of cases. | ||
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1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
Type of Squint. | Concomitant Squint. | No. of cases. | ||
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1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
Defects Treated. | Brought Forward. | New. | Total. | Treatments completed. | Treatments ceasing before Completion. | Carried forward. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | N.M. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | N.M. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | N.M. | Total. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | N.M. | Total. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | N.M. | Total. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-14 | N.M. | Total. |
Centre 1 | Centre 2 | Centre 3. | Total. |
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For : | Boys. | Girls. | T otal. |
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Year. | Births notified by District Midwives. | Births notified by Doctors. | Births in Institutions. | Total Births notified. |
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1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. |
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Year. | No. who commenced duties. | No. who have left. | No. still in Hospital. | No. who stayed 2 yrs. or more. | No. who passed State Exam. | No. who left during probationary period. | No. who stayed between 2 mths. & 2 yrs. | Percentage who passed State Exam. |
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L.C.C. | M.C.C. | Willesden Municipal Hospital. | ||||
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Day. | Night. All grades. | |||||
Nursing Staff all grades. Day and night. | Nursing Staff all grades. Day and night. | Sisters. | Staff Nurses. | Probationer Nurses. |
Hospital. | Total Nursing Staff. | Number of trained Staff. | Number of untrained Staff. | Percentage of trained to untrained Staff. | |
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Trained. | Untrained. |
Rank. | Number. | Hours per week. | Total hours per week | Extra Staff required. | ||
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Day. | Night. | Day. | Night. |
1937-38. £ | £ | 1938-39. £ | £ | 1939-40. £ |
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Nurse Living In. | Nurse Living Out. | |
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Estimated value of emoluments per week. | Estimated value of emoluments while on duty per week. | Average payments made by nurse in respect of living out per week. |
Status. | Cash Allowance. | Valuation for superannuation purposes of meals in hospital (6 days), including cooking and service. |
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£ | £ |
Year. | Domiciliary cases attended by Midwives. | Domiciliary cases attended by Doctors. | Births in Hospitals and Nursing Homes. | Total Births notified. |
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Present Nursing Staff. (1,000 cases and 56 hours' week.) | Cursing Staff required for extended Hospital (2,000 cases and 48 hours' week.) |
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Living In. | Living Out. |
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Present Domestic Staff. | Domestic Staff required for extended Hospital on basis of a proportion of nurses living out. | Domestic Staff required for extended Hospital on basis of all nurses living in. |
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Existing Staff. | Staff required for the Extended Hospital. |
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