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Willesden 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| (1) | Kilburn Health Centre. | Willesden Health | Centre. | Stonebridge Health | Centre. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers and Children under Five. (2) | School Children. (3) | Total. (4) | Mothers and Children under Five. (5) | School Children. (6) | Total. (7) | Mothers and Children under Five. (8) | School Children. (9) | Total. (10) | Grand Total. (11) | |
| 17. Medical Attendances | 20,818 | 6,233 | 27,051 | 31,309 | 9,490 | 40,799 | 27,890 | 13,074 | 40,964 | 108,814 |
| 18. Dental Attendances | 1,217 | 1,790 | 3,007 | 1,658 | 2,491 | 4,149 | 1,435 | 3,295 | 4,730 | 11,886 |
| 19. School for Mothers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20. Nursery Attendances | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21. Miscellaneous | 14,946 | 459 | 15,405 | 8,547 | 1,136 | 9,683 | 9,917 | 3,200 | 13,117 | 38,205 |
| 22. Total | 36,981 | 8,482 | 45,463 | 41,514 | 13,117 | 54,631 | 39,242 | 19,569 | 58,811 | *158,905 |
* In addition 3,136 attendances were made by Secondary and Technical School children and the following attendances by
adults : Cleansing and Treatment of Scabies—1,021, Skin Diseases—45, Varicose Ulcers—511 and Orthopaedics under Section 181
of the Public Health Act, 1936—25, making a total of 4,738, which together with the 158,905 above makes a grand total of 163,643.
In addition 5,672 attendances were made at the newly opened Scabies and Lice Treatment Clinic which in previous years
would have been included in above Tables.
Table No. 9.
Showing Attendances at the Municipal Health Centres each year since 1913.
| Year. | Mothers and Children under 5 years. | School Children. | Total. | School for Mothers. | Nursery. | Miscellaneous. | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical. | Dental. | Total. | Medical. | Dental. | Total. | ||||||
| 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 0 | 299 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 299 | |
| 1914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,517 | 0 | 2,517 | 2,517 | 0 | 0 | 2,517 | |
| 1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,674 | 0 | 5,674 | 5,674 | 0 | 0 | 5,674 | |
| 1916 | 389 | 0 | 389 | 9,593 | 0 | 9,593 | 9,982 | 0 | 0 | 9,982 | |
| 1917 | 8,641 | 0 | 8,641 | 9,448 | 0 | 9,448 | 18,089 | 0 | 0 | 18,089 | |
| 1918 | 32,169 | 1,165 | 33,334 | 15,811 | 2,403 | 18,214 | 51,548 | 44 | 220 | 51,812 | |
| 1919 | 32,870 | 878 | 33,748 | 46,179 | 11,024 | 57,203 | 90,951 | 1,089 | 2,814 | 94,854 | |
| 1920 | 51,468 | 1,823 | 53,291 | 64,588 | 10,670 | 75,258 | 128,549 | 2,354 | 3,452 | 134,355 | |
| 1921 | 41,562 | 1,667 | 43,229 | 57,032 | 7,718 | 64,750 | 107,979 | 1,716 | 2,356 | 112,051 | |
| 1922 | 27,505 | 894 | 28,399 | 39,989 | 7,025 | 47,014 | 75,413 | 1,616 | 2,190 | 79,219 | |
| 1923 | 23,271 | 533 | 23,804 | 40,381 | 3,599 | 43,980 | 67,784 | 2,761 | 3,270 | 73,815 | |
| 1924 | 17,082 | 520 | 17,602 | 34,845 | 2,460 | 37,305 | 54,907 | 2,896 | 2,808 | 60,611 | |
| 1925 | 26,119 | 936 | 27,055 | 41,695 | 5,123 | 46,818 | 73,873 | 4,074 | 3,812 | 81,759 | |
| 1926 | 39,084 | 1,491 | 40,575 | 47,786 | 5,909 | 53,695 | 94,270 | 4,126 | 3,645 | 102,041 | |
| 1927 | 40,958 | 1,593 | 42,551 | 47,199 | 6,583 | 53,782 | 96,333 | 3,847 | 3,291 | 103,471 | |
| 1928 | 40,787 | 1,733 | 42,520 | 43,956 | 6,484 | 50,440 | 92,960 | 4,485 | 3,355 | 100,800 | |
| 1929 | 43,419 | 1,598 | 45,017 | 39,698 | 6,307 | 46,005 | 91,022 | 4,523 | 3,446 | 98,991 | |
| 1930 | 59,372 | 2,341 | 61,713 | 49,610 | 10,537 | 60,147 | 121,860 | 5,958 | 5,371 | 133,189 | |
| 1931 | 76,395 | 3,473 | 79,868 | 65,942 | 15,180 | 81,122 | 160,990 | 6,928 | 6,985 | 21,884 | 196,787 |
| 1932 | 84,342 | 4,385 | 88,727 | 67,964 | 16,094 | 84,058 | 172,785 | 6,536 | 6,227 | 28,817 | 214,365 |
| 1933 | 84,782 | 4,791 | 89,573 | 71,587 | 15,652 | 87,239 | 176,812 | 5,297 | 5,268 | 27,256 | 214,633 |
| 1934 | 88,472 | 5,036 | 93,508 | 62,212 | 13,095 | 75,307 | 168,815 | 5,337 | 4,726 | 30,139 | 209,017 |
| 1935 | 92,666 | 5,596 | 98,262 | 63,666 | 12,447 | 76,113 | 174,375 | 5,343 | 5,299 | 32,553 | 217,570 |
| 1936 | 96,728 | 5,752 | 102,480 | 67,736 | 12,325 | 80,061 | 182,541 | 5,198 | 4,985 | 38,440 | 231,164 |
| 1937 | 108,715 | 5,143 | 113,858 | 71,621 | 11,250 | 82,871 | 196,729 | 4,257 | 4,092 | 42,169 | 247,247 |
| 1938 | 114,769 | 5,265 | 120,034 | 67,811 | 11,541 | 79,352 | 199,386 | 4,877 | 4,387 | 47,312 | 255,962 |
| 1939 | 102,225 | 5,492 | 107,717 | 44,683 | 7,485 | 52,168 | 159,885 | 3,067 | 2,943 | 52,147 | 218,042 |
| 1940 | 79,306 | 5,000 | 84,306 | 16,017 | 4,117 | 20,134 | 104,440 | — | — | 50,841 | 155,281 |
| 1941 | 71,557 | 4,445 | 76,002 | 22,576 | 3,585 | 26,161 | 102,163 | — | — | 44,202 | 146,365 |
| 1942 | 88,644 | 5,839 | 94,483 | 37,974 | 5,474 | 43,448 | 137,931 | - | — | 50,956 | 188,887 |
| 1943 | 96,737 | 4,948 | 101,685 | 40,314 | 7,575 | 47,889 | 149,574 | - | — | 55,988 | 205,562 |
| 1944 | 80,017 | 4,304 | 84,321 | 28,797 | 7,582 | 36,379 | 120,700 | - | - | 42,943* | 163,643 |
* This includes the 3,136 attendances made by Secondary and Technical School children and the 1,602 by adults and
others under Section 181 of the Public Health Act, 1936, which are shown in the footnote of Table No. 8.
In addition 5,672 attendances were made at the newly opened Scabies and Lice Treatment Clinic which in previous years
would have been included in above Tables.
In 1944, 2 School Children and 4 Children under 5 years of age were treated under the Council's Scheme
by X-rays for Ringworm of the Scalp.
Table No. 10.
Number of Individual Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children who Attended the Municipal
Health Centres in 1944.
| Public Elementary School Children | 7,270 |
| Children under 5 years of age | 6,250 |
| Expectant Mothers | 3,544 |
| Nursing Mothers | 3,348 |