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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Further particulars regarding this year's attendances are as follows :—-
| (1) Number of persons attending:— | |||
| 1—5 years | 260 | ||
| 5—14 years (School Children) | 212 | ||
| Over 14 years (Adults and Secondary School Children) | 4 | ||
| Total | 476 | ||
| (2) Schick Test:— | |||
| Primary | Positive | 159 | |
| Negative | 44 | ||
| 203 | |||
| Secondary | Positive | 11 | |
| Negative | 179 | ||
| 190 | |||
| Total | 393 | ||
| (3) Immunisation:— | |||
| Number immunised | 399 | ||
| Number re-immunised | 10 | ||
| Total | 409 | ||
| (4) Total Attendances | 1521 | ||
(5) Twenty-seven cases failed to attend a sufficient number of times for the complete course of
immunisation injections to be carried out. Two children actually developed diphtheria while
attending the clinic.
(6) No reactions occurred after the immunising injections.
Cases in Municipal Hospital during the Year 1937.
Table No. 67.
| Diseases. | No. in Hospital on 1-1-37 | Admitted. | Total under treatment. | Discharged recovered. | Died. | Mortality. per cent. | Remaining on 31-12-37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 65 | 300 | 365 | 254 | 15 | 4.1 | 96 |
| Diphtheria (Bacteriological) | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 44 | 46 | 45 | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 2 | 33 | 35 | 28 | — | — | 7 |
| Mixed Infections | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Infections | 3 | 16 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 45 | 382 | 427 | 397 | 1 | .23 | 29 |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 63 | 74 | 65 | 9 | 12.2 | — |
| Other Diseases | 9 | 231 | 240 | 224 | 8 | 3.3 | 8 |
| Marasmus | 4 | 46 | 50 | 30 | 11 | 22.0 | 9 |
| Tonsil & Adenoid Cases | — | 618 | 618 | 615 | — | — | 3 |
| Totals | 142 | 1,762 | 1,904 | 1,698 | 47 | — | 159 |