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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Measles | 95 | Supperative Cervical Adentitis | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 37 | Strep. Glossitis | 1 |
| Chicken Pox | 18 | Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | Rubella | 3 |
| Streptococcal Tonsillitis | 26 | Seborrhœic Eczema | 1 |
| Tonsillitis | 1 | Meningococcal Septicæmia | 1 |
| Cervical Adenitis | 1 | T.B. Meningitis | 1 |
| Acute Rheumatism | 1 | Glandular Fever | 1 |
| Sub-acute Rheumatism | 2 | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 |
| Rheumatic Endocarditis and Circulatory Failure | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 |
| Carcinoma of Colon | 1 | ||
| Catarrhal Laryngitis | 4 | Hermes Zoster Ophthalmicus | 1 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 3 | Rhinitis | 1 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 5 | Vincent's Angina | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | Gingivitis | 2 |
| Post. Poliomyelitis | 1 | Urticaria | 3 |
| Paratyphoid B | 1 | Exfoliative Dermatitis | 1 |
| Sonnie Dysentery | 3 | Impetigo | 2 |
| Gastro-enteritis | 23 | Sulphonamide Dermatitis | 2 |
| Gastritis | 1 | Cervical Gland Abscess | 1 |
| Rickets | 1 | Upper Respiratory Infection | 1 |
| Mumps | 12 | Liver Abscess | 1 |
| Stomatitis | 2 | Breast Abscess | 2 |
| Pyelitis | 1 | Marasmus | 1 |
| Peritonsillar Abscess | 3 | Otitis Media | 5 |
| Tuberculous Bronchial Adentitis | 1 |
4 deaths occurred: 1 from Rheumatic Encocarditis with Circulatory Failure, 1 from Whooping Cough,
1 from Tuberculous Meningitis, and 1 from Liver Abscess.
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CASES
(a) Health Centre Cases:
Removal of Tonsils and/or Adenoids 12
Mastoidectomy 1
Miscellaneous 5
(b) Hospital Cases:
Removal of Tonsils and/or Adenoids 4
Mastoidectomy 2
Miscellaneous 3
CASES ADMITTED FROM OTHER AUTHORITIES
During the period, 48 cases were admitted from areas other than the Borough of Wllesden.
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, 19 cases of Diphtheria have occurred:
1927 1 1932 1 1937 2 1942 - 1947 -
1928 1 1933 - 1938 1 1943 1 1948 -
1929 1 1934 2 1939 2 1944 -
1930 2 1935 1 1940 - 1945 -
1931 - 1936 2 1941 1 1946 1
(1) Number of cases of Diphtheria occurring amongst Student Nurses during the first eight
months of 1926 (before immunisation was carried out) 9
(2) Incidence rate per annum (taking 30 as average number of Student Nurses) 45 per cent
(3) Number of cases of Diphtheria occurring amongst Student Nurses from 1927 to 1948 19
(4) Incidence rate per annum (taking 30 as average number of Student Nurses) 2.87 per cent
(5) Number of Nurses Schick-tested (1927-48 inclusive) 556
(6) Number of Nurses giving a positive reaction 223
(7) Percentage of Nurses giving a positive reaction 40.1 per cent