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, 1937.
Conditions.
Cases brought
forward from
1936, i.e.,
Treatments,
Waiting List
Observation
Cases.
New Cases.
Total Cases
Treated.
Discharged
not Treated,
i.e.,
Unable to
attend,
Unsuitable,
Left District
Waiting
List.
RESULTS OF TREATMENT.
Cases carried
forward to
1937, i.e.,
Treatments,
WaitingList
Observation
Cases.
Attendances
Treated.
Condition
Improved.
Treatment
suspended
but still under
Observation.
Improved
or
Cured.
Unable to
attend or
Left District
before
treatment
completed.
Unsuitable
or no
Improvement.
Cases still
under
Treatment
(Result not
yet known).
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
0-5
Sch.
Pre T.B
-
-
1
2
-
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
--
1
-
30
-
—
1
2
—
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
—
30
Debility
33
56
130
116
152
168
7
3
4
1
5
4
66
93
37
33
4
4
40
34
49
39
1,975
3,006
Anaemia
2
2
3
9
4
11
1
—
—
-
-
2
2
2
2
2
-
-
-
5
-
7
37
161
Rickets
14
—
33
—
40
-
2
-
5
-
1
-
23
-
6
-
1
-
9
-
15
-
276
-
Enlarged Glands
2
1
—
3
2
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
X--
-
3
-
3
20
28
Rheumatism
—
3
—
5
—
8
—
—
1
-
2
-
3
-
-
-
1
-
2
-
48
Nerves
2
4
3
8
5
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
9
1
1
-
-
1
2
1
2
84
176
53
66
169
141
203
203
10
3
9
1
6
7
95
107
47
39
5
5
50
45
65
53
2,392
3,419
Chronic Blepharitis
-
-
-
7
-
6
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
—
3
—
-
—
1
-
1
-
111
Styes
—
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25
-
1
—
7
—
7
—
1
—
-
-
-
-
3
-
3
-
—
—
1
—
1
—
136
Asthma
-
8
-
4
-
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
—
4
—
—
-
4
-
4
32
316
Bronchitis
6
20
16
22
21
42
1
—
—
-
-
3
9
19
7
10
-
-
5
10
5
13
1,166
754
6
28
16
26
21
54
1
—
—
-
-
3
9
23
7
14
—
—
5
14
5 1
17
1,198
1,070
Alopecia Areata
-
2
-
2
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
—
1
—
2
-
2
-
174
General Eczema
—
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
43
Impetigo
—
—
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
25
2
—
3
1
3
1
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
2
—
1
—
2
—
2
25
219
Enuresis
1
5
5
7
6
10
-
2
-
-
1
-
2
7
2
2
-
-
1
1
2
1
120
188
Chorea
—
1
—
1
—
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
85
Chilblains
—
2
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
12
Gastritis
—
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
10
Furunculosis
—
—
—
3
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
2
-
45
Otorrhoea
—
—
—
3
—
3
—
-
-—
-
—
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
24
Septic Spots
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
9
6
14
7
21
—
2
-
-
1
3
13
2
3
—
1
1
4
2
4
129
364
Total
60
107
193
193
232
293
12
6
9
1
7
10
108
148
56
61
5
7
56
67
72
78
3,744
5,238
167
386
525
18
10
17
256
117
12
123
150
8,982
TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTENDANCES, YEAR 1937. CASES REFERRED BY
0-5 School. Total. 0-5
Attended and Treated 3,744 5,238 8,982 Clinic Doctors 188 180 368
Attended for examination, e.g., new cases, . s 19
cases treated and still under observation, Private Doctors
unsuitable cases 209 , 229 438 _ 1 5 6
Hospital 1 0 0
Total 3,953 j 5,467 9,420
Total 193 193 386
Total number of sessions 446 I——————
Average attendance per session 21-12
Average treatment per child 20.13