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Ear, Nose and Throat Cases.
Under the Emergency Medical Service Scheme, children are admitted from the Middlesex Hospital and from
the Harrow General Hospital for treatment, in addition to children resident in the Borough of Willesden.
(1) Willesden :
(a) Health Centre Cases—
Removal of Tonsils and/or Adenoids 383
i Mastoidectomy 4
Miscellaneous 4
(b) Hospital Cases—
Removal of Tonsils and/or Adenoids.. 6
Mastoidectomy 8
Miscellaneous 2
(2) Middlesex Hospital :
Removal of Tonsils and/or Adenoids 74
Antrum Puncture 1
(3) Harrow General Hospital :
Removal of Tonsils and/or Adenoids 146
Service Sick.
Service Sick include men or women belonging to any of His Majesty's or Allied Forces, the Merchant Navy,
Police, and Prisoners of War. 102 patients coming under this category were admitted during the year, the large
majority of which were suffering from infectious diseases.
Rubella 42 Jaundice 2
Chicken-Pox 14 Influenza 2
Mumps 10 Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhage 2
Scarlet Fever 7 Cerebrospinal Fever 1
Measles 5 Malaria 1
Tonsillitis 7 Vincent's Angina 1
Diphtheria 3 Whooping Cough 1
Erysipelas 3 Negative Cases 1
Total number : 102.
No deaths occurred.
Civilian Sick.
Civilian Sick patients are cases which have been transferred from another Sector Hospital on the authority
of the Group Medical Officer. 118 such patients have been admitted to the Willesden Municipal Hospital during
the year. These cases may be classified as follows :—
General Medical Cases 63 General Surgical Cases 11
Cancer Cases 44
Air Raid Casualties.
16 Air Raid casualties were admitted, 14 of whom were from 1 incident in the neighbourhood of the
Hospital. 4 cases were of a serious nature and the other 12 were suffering from minor injuries only.
Cases Admitted from Other Authorities.
During the year 1944, 54 cases were admitted from areas other than the Borough of Willesden.
Treatment Centre.
During March a Treatment Centre for Scabies and verminous conditions was opened at the Hospital. During
the 10 months it has been operating, the following cases have been treated
Scabies Cases and Contacts 1,726 Verminous conditions 187
Other 2
The total attendances have been 5,672.
Schick Test and Active Immunisation against Diphtheria.
Nursing Staff.
During 1926 a commencement was made in Schick Testing the Nursing Staff and immunising those nurses
who proved susceptible to Diphtheria. Since that date 18 cases of Diphtheria have occurred : 1 in 1927, 1 in 1928,
1 in 1929, 2 in 1930, none in 1931, 1 in 1932, none in 1933, 2 in 1934, 1 in 1935, 2 in 1936, 2 in 1937, 1 in 1938,
2 in 19.39, none in 1940, 1 in 1941, none in 1942, 1 in 1943, and none in 1944.
(1) Number of cases of Diphtheria occurring amongst Probationer Nurses during the first 8 months
of 1926 9
(Before immunisation was carried out.)
(2) Incidence rate per annum 45%
(Taking 30 as average number of Probationer Nurses.)
(3) Number of cases of Diphtheria occurring amongst Probationer Nurses from 1927 to 1944 18
(After immunisation was carried out.)
(4) Incidence rate per annum 3.5%
(Taking 30 as average number of Probationer Nurses.)
(5) Number of Nurses Schick Tested (1927-1944 inclusive) 472
(6) Number of Nurses giving a positive reaction 201
(7) Percentage of Nurses giving a positive reaction 42.5