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Willesden 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Medical Treatment in Willesden.—During the year 1943 school children were followed up by the Health
Department on account of 11,534 medical defects and 4,158 dental defects. Of those defects found to require
treatment, medical or dental treatment was obtained for 11,304 and domestic treatment was obtained for 1,685. 89 per
cent of the medical defects were treated, 74 per cent receiving medical treatment and 15 per cent domestic treatment;
72 per cent of the dental defects followed up were treated. No record is available of defects requiring treatment
which were not followed up. 96 per cent of the total medical defects treated and 99 per cent of the total dental defects
treated were dealt with by the Education Committee. The remainder, or 4 per cent of the medical defects and 1 per
cent of the dental defects treated were dealt with by private practitioners, voluntary hospitals, or other charitable
institutions, or Public Assistance. In connection with the defects treated, the children concerned made 51,855
attendances at the Health Centres.
School Medical Service for Children sent to Reception Areas.—Three of the School Nursing Staff
were working in Reception Areas during 1943.
Medical Inspection of children for evacuation to Reception Areas in 1943 was carried out in accordance with
the requirements of Government Departments.
ATTENDANCES.
Table No. 8.
Medical and Dental Treatment—Attendances at Municipal Health Centres, 1943.
| Condition. | Expectant Mothers. | Mothers, and Children under Five. | School Children. | Grand Total (Cols. 7 and 8). | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | 1 | 1 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 399 | 453 | ||||||||
| 2. Throat, Nose and Ear Diseases | - | 1 | 19 | 616 | 635 | 636 | 5,073 | 5,709 | ||||||||
| 3. Minor Ailments | 34 | 90 | 693 | 4,252 | 4,945 | 5,069 | 27,449 | 32,518 | ||||||||
| 4. Eye Diseases | 1 | 5 | 158 | 413 | 571 | 577 | 3,805 | 4,382 | ||||||||
| 5. Skin Diseases | 30 | 44 | 219 | 220 | 439 | 513 | 573 | 1,086 | ||||||||
| 6. Artificial Sunlight Treatment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 7. Orthopaedics | — | 54 | 242 | 902 | 1,144 | 1,198 | 2,327 | 3,525 | ||||||||
| 8. Medical Consultations | 18,142 | 28,079 | 28,972 | 10,651 | 39,623 | 85,844 | — | 85,844 | ||||||||
| 9. Diphtheria Immunisations . . | — | — | — | 2,846 | 2,846 | 2,846 | 688 | 3,534 | ||||||||
| 10. Total (1—9) | 18,207 | 28,274 | 30,304 | 19,952 | 50,256 | 96,737 | 40,314 | 137,051 | ||||||||
| 11. Dental Consultations | 3,223 | 983 | — | 742 | 742 | 4,948 | 7,575 | 12,523 | ||||||||
| 12. Total (10—11) | 21,430 | 29,257 | 30,304 | 20,694 | 50,998 | 101,685 | 47,889 | 149,574 | ||||||||
| 13. School for Mothers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 14. Nursery | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 15. Miscellaneous | — | — | — | — | — | 44,386 | 4,654 | 49,040 | ||||||||
| 16. Grand Total (12—15) | 21,430 | 29,257 | 30,304 | 20,694 | 50,998 | 146,071 | 52,543 | 198,614 | ||||||||
| Kilburn Health Centre. | Willesden Health Centre. | Stonebridge Health Centre. | ||||||||||||||
| Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children. | Total. | Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children. | T otal. | Mothers and Children under Five. | School Children. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | ||||||
| 17. Medical Attendances | 29,885 | 11,724 | 41,609 | 34,506 | 12,807 | 47,313 | 32,346 | 15,783 | 48,129 | 137,051 | ||||||
| 18. Dental Attendances | 1,765 | 2,053 | 3,818 | 1,860 | 2,748 | 4,608 | 1,323 | 2,774 | 4,097 | 12,523 | ||||||
| 19. School for Mothers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 20. Nursery Attendances | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 21. Miscellaneous | 19,234 | 1,408 | 20,642 | 13,530 | 1,436 | 14,966 | 11,622 | 1,810 | 13,432 | 49,040 | ||||||
| 22. Total | 50,884 | 15,185 | 66,069 | 49,896 | 16,991 | 66,887 | 45,291 | 20,367 | 65,658 | *198,614 | ||||||
* In addition 3,210 attendances were made by Secondary and Technical school children and the following attendances by
adults : Cleansing and Treatment of Scabies 3,324, Skin Diseases—28, Varicose Ulcers—353 and Orthopaedics under Section 181
of the Public Health Act, 1936—33, making a total of 6,948, which together with the 198,614 above makes a grand total of 205,562.