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Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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II.—HEALTH CENTRES.
ATTENDANCES.
Table No. 23.
Medical and Dental Treatment—Attendances at Health Centres, 1937.
| Condition. | Mothers, and Children under Five. | School Children. | Grand Total (Cols. 7 and 8). | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| 1. Cleansing | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 401 | 404 | ||
| 2. Throat, Nose and Ear Diseases | 1 | 5 | 105 | 1,319 | 1,424 | 1,430 | 10,118 | 11,548 | ||
| 3. Minor Ailments | 71 | 151 | 1,405 | 3,803 | 5,208 | 5,430 | 42,514 | 47,944 | ||
| 4, Eye Diseases | 14 | 17 | 266 | 561 | 827 | 858 | 5,315 | 6,173 | ||
| 5. Skin Diseases | 119 | 50 | 241 | 213 | 454 | 623 | 669 | 1,292 | ||
| 6. Artificial Sunlight Treatment | — | — | 628 | 3,325 | 3,953 | 3,953 | 5,467 | 9,420 | ||
| 7. Orthopædics | 2 | 41 | 577 | 2,326 | 2,903 | 2,946 | 6,419 | 9,365 | ||
| 8. Medical Consultations | 13,272 | 31,002 | 31,807 | 16,609 | 48,416 | 92,690 | — | 92,690 | ||
| 9. Diphtheria Immunisation | — | — | 34 | 748 | 782 | 782 | 718 | 1,500 | ||
| 10. Total (1—9) | 13,479 | 31,266 | 35,063 | 28,907 | 63,970 | 108,715 | 71,621 | 180,336 | ||
| 11. Dental Consultations | 2,375 | 1,734 | — | 1,034 | 1,034 | 5,143 | 11,250 | 16,393 | ||
| 12. Total (10—11) | 15,854 | 33,000 | 35,063 | 29,941 | 65,004 | 113,858 | 82,871 | 196,729 | ||
| 13. School for Mothers | — | — | — | — | — | 4,257 | - | 4,257 | ||
| 14. Nursery | — | — | — | — | — | 4,092 | — | 4,092 | ||
| 15. Miscellaneous | — | — | — | — | — | 23,279 | 15,516 | 38,795 | ||
| 10. Grand Total (12—15) | 15,854 | 33,000 | 35,063 | 29,941 | 65,004 | 145,486 | 98,387 | 243,873* | ||
| Health Centre (1) | Health Centre (2) | Health Centre (3) | Grand Total. | |||||||
| Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children | Total. | Mothers and Children under Five | School Children | Total | Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children | Total. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) |
| 17. Medical Attendances | 17,781 | 18,509 | 36,290 | 47,463 | 18,559 | 66,022 | 43,471 | 34,553 | 78,024 | 180,336 |
| 18. Dental Attendances | 1,055 | 1,859 | 2,914 | 1,702 | 3,416 | 5,118 | 2,386 | 5,975 | 8,361 | 16,393 |
| 19. School for Mothers | 1,290 | - | 1,290 | 1,236 | - | 1,236 | 1,731 | — | 1,731 | 4,257 |
| 20. Nursery Attendances | 2,203 | — | 2,203 | 747 | - | 747 | 1,142 | — | 1,142 | 4,092 |
| 21. Miscellaneous | 9,331 | 4,477 | 13,808 | 7,529 | 6,493 | 14,022 | 6,419 | 4,546 | 10,965 | 38,795 |
| 22. Total | 31,660 | 24,845 | 56,505 | 58,677 | 28,468 | 87,145 | 55,149 | 45,074 | 100,223 | 243,873* |
*In addition 2,359 attendances were made by secondary and technical school children and the following attendances
by adults:—Cleansing 102, Skin Diseases 17, Diphtheria Immunisation 21, Varicose Ulcers 875, making a total of
3,374 which together with the 243,873 above makes a grand total of 247,247.