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Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Cases Admitted from Other Authorities.
During the year 1937, 79 cases were admitted from areas other than the Borough of Willesden.
These may be classified as follows :—
Table No. 68.
| Name of Authority. | No. of Cases. | Disease. | No. of Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow Urban District Council | 44 | Measles | 13 |
| Erysipelas | 12 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 9 | ||
| Chicken-Pox | 3 | ||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ||
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | ||
| Alveolar Abscess | 1 | ||
| Middlesex County Council | 17 | Erysipelas | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | ||
| Diphtheria | 3 | ||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | ||
| Measles | 3 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ||
| Borough of Wembley | 15 | Erysipelas | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | ||
| Mumps | 2 | ||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ||
| Measles | 1 | ||
| Chicken-Pox | 1 | ||
| Borough of Acton | 3 | Erysipelas | 2 |
| Measles | 1 | ||
| Totals | 79 | 79 |
Table No. 69.
The following table shows the number of cases admitted from outside Authorities from 1933 to 1937 inclusive, and the amount of income derived from the maintenance of these patients :—
| Year. | No. of patients. | Amount of Income. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| 1933 | 51 | 1,211 | 2 | 0 |
| 1934 | 107 | 1,855 | 6 | 4 |
| 1935 | 107 | 1,724 | 9 | 5 |
| 1936 | 101 | 2,260 | 5 | 9 |
| 1937 | 79 | 1,265 | 14 | 6 |
Hospital Buildings.
No additions were made to the hospital buildings during the year.
Laboratory.
The bacteriological laboratory was opened for work on January 1st, 1932. It undertakes the
examination of the routine bacteriological specimens from the district, the Municipal Hospital and
other local Institutions.