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Willesden 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Scabies.—See report on Uncleanliness and Scabies on pages 9, 10 and 11.
Uncleanliness.—During 1946 cleanliness inspections were carried out in the schools on 342 occasions.
The total number of examinations and re-examinations made during the year was 34,351.
See report on Uncleanliness and Scabies on pages 9, 10 and 11.
Medical Treatment in Willesden.—During the year 1946 school children were followed up by the Health
Department on account of 12,441 medical defects and 6,883 dental defects. Of those defects found to require
treatment, medical or dental treatment was obtained for 15,495 and domestic treatment was obtained for 1,240.
91 per cent. of the medical defects were treated, 77 per cent. receiving medical treatment and 10 per cent. domestic
treatment; 86 per cent. of the dental defects followed up were treated. No record is available of defects requiring
treatment which were not followed up. 98 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 2 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 55,851 attendances at the Health Centres.

Table: HEALTH CENTRES.ATTENDANCES.Table No. 7.Medical and Dental Treatment—Attendances at Municipal Health Centres, 1946.

HEALTH CENTRES.

ATTENDANCES.

Table No. 7.

Medical and Dental Treatment—Attendances at Municipal Health Centres, 1946.

Condition.Mothers, and Children under Five.School Children.Grand Total (Cols. 7 and 8).
Expectant Mothers.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--------
2. Throat, Nose and Ear Diseases1-145655795804,7495,329
3. Minor Ailments31695362,4232,9593,05925,49928,558
4. Eye Diseases17211665487147523,0133,765
5. Skin Diseases2528222160382435549984
6. Artificial Sunlight Treatment0-------
7. Orthopaedics..16784991,5322,0312,1253,6395,764
8. Medical Consultations23,64429,06829,56613,17542,74195,453-95,453
9. Diphtheria Immunisations--1663,7853,9513,9516224,573
10. Total (1—9)23,73429,26431,16922,18853,357106,35538,071144,426
11. Dental Consultations4,072758-1,4311,4316,26112,24818,509
12. Total (10—11)27,80630,02231,16923,61954,788112,61650,319162,935
13. School for Mothers--------
14. Nursery--------
15. Miscellaneous-----28,1245,53233,656
16. Grand Total (12—15)27,80630,02231,16923,61954,788140,74055,851196,591
(1)Kilburn Health Centre.Willesden Health Centre.Stonebridge Health Centre.
Mothers and Children under Five.School Children.Total.Mothers and Children under Five.School Children.Total.Mothers and Children under Five.School Children.Total.9 Grand Total.
(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
17. Medical Attendances30,3318,81339,14434,42612,87747,30341,59816,38157,979144,426
18. Dental Attendances1,6612,184 93,845 91,646 93,4515,0972,9546,6139,56718,509
19. School for Mothers----------
20. Nursery Attendances----------
21. Miscellaneous12,01598813,0036,1662,5328,6989,9432,01211,95533,656
22. Total44,00711,98555,99242,23818,86061,09854,49525,00679,501*196,591

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* In addition 3,514 attendances were made by Secondary School children and the following attendances by adults : Cleansing
and Treatment of Scabies—15, Skin Diseases—21, Varicose Ulcers—308 and Orthopaedics under Section 181 of the Public Health
Act, 1936—45, making a total of 3,903, which together with the 196,591 above makes a grand total of 200,494.