Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Minor Ailments
1954 | 1953 | |
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Diseases of skin: | ||
Ringworm (i) Scalp | 1 | — |
(ii) Body | — | — |
Scabies | — | — |
Impetigo | 71 | 36 |
Other | 475 | 519 |
Miscellaneous minor ailments | 1,267 | 1,782 |
Nervous | 31 | 8 |
Digestive | 24 | 30 |
Respiratory | 380 | 503 |
Skeletal | 113 | 79 |
Circulatory | 28 | 99 |
Infectious diseases | 2 | — |
Pyrexia | 8 | 1 |
Ductless Glands | 4 | 6 |
Psychogenic | 46 | 15 |
Helminthiasia | 21 | 35 |
Developmental | 19 | 17 |
Excretory | 8 | 4 |
Debility | 276 | 212 |
Colds and rheumatism | 130 | 233 |
Minor injuries | 604 | 230 |
Miscellaneous surgical | 16 | 12 |
Miscellaneous | 196 | 1,075 |
TOTALS | 3,720 | 4,896 |
Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint
No. of cases dealt with during the year | ||
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1954 | 1953 | |
External and other (excluding errors of refraction and squint) | 120 | 48 |
Errors of refraction (including squint | 1,432 | 1,317 |
No. of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed | 694 | 598 |
Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat
No. of cases dealt with during the year | ||
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1954 | 1953 | |
Received operative treatment for (a) Diseases of the ear | 3 | 3 |
(b) Adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | 568 | 341 |
(c) Other nose and throat conditions | 45 | 6 |
Received other forms of treatment | 292 | 148 |