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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT TREATMENT, 1938.
| Conditions. | Cases brought forward from 1937, 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 1938, i.e., Treatments, Waiting List 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 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 |
| – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | |
| Debility | 49 | 39 | 139 | 113 | 165 | 136 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 68 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 2301 | 2,625 |
| Anaemia | – | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 234 |
| Rickets | 15 | – | 37 | – | 49 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 27 | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | 11 | – | 1,103 | – |
| Enlarged Glands | – | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 37 | 63 |
| Rheumatism | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 151 |
| Nerves | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | — | — | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | 43 | 274 |
| 65 | 53 | 188 | 146 | 224 | 180 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 111 | 85 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 54 | 67 | 60 | 3,624 | 3,347 | |
| Chronic Blepharitis | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 12 | 44 |
| – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 12 | 44 | |
| Asthma | – | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 16 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 425 | |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 39 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 14 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 199 | 724 |
| 5 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 13 | 55 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | 23 | 2 | 10 | – | 1 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 218 | 1,149 | |
| Alopecia Areata | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 99 |
| Urticuria | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | — | — | — | — | — | – | – | 7 | — |
| – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 99 | |
| Enuresis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 18 | 51 |
| Chilblains | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | - | — | — | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| Furunculosis | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | 47 |
| Otorrhœa | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 21 | 62 |
| Septic Spots | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 |
| Tulipes Valgus | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Genu Valgum | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | – |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | –1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 205 | |
| Total | 72 | 78 | 206 | 202 | 246 | 259 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 121 | 120 | 49 | 43 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 77 | 74 | 85 | 3,912 | 4,892 |
| 150 | 408 | 505 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 241 | 92 | 23 | 141 | 159 | 8,804 | |||||||||||||
TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTENDANCES, YEAR 1938.
| 0-5 | School. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attended and Treated | 3,912 | 4,892 | 8,804 |
| Attended for examination, e.g., new cases, cases treated and still under observation, unsuitable cases | 235 | 258 | 493 |
| Total | 4,147 | 5,150 | 9,297 |
| Total number of sessions | ... | ... | 429 |
| Average attendance per session | ... | ... | 22 |
| Average treatment per child | ... | ... | 21 |
CASES REFERRED BY
| 0-5 | School. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic Doctors | 193 | 180 | 373 |
| Private Doctors | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| Hospital | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 206 | 202 | 408 |