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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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES Table 9
Bacteriological examination of milk, ice cream and water
Schools (pasteurised) | Dealers' premises | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pasteurised | T.T. pasteurised | Sterilised | ||||||
Samples | 72 | 129 | 16 | 34 | 251 | |||
Satisfactory | 72 | 129 | 16 | 34 | 251 | |||
Unsatisfactory | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Total | ||||
18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | ||||
Domestic supplies | Swimming pools | Paddling pool | Total | |||||
Samples | 10 | 125 | 11 | 146 | ||||
Satisfactory | 10 | 121 | 4 | 135 | ||||
Unsatisfactory | — | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Table 10 Uncleanliness and Scabies
New cases treated | Attendances | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scabies | Lice and nits | Total | Scabies | Lice and nits | Total | ||
Children under 5 years | 8 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 13 | |
Children 5-15 years | 5 | 56 | 61 | 5 | 60 | 65 | |
Adults | Men | 11 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
Women | 13 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 26 | |
Total | 37 | 74 | 111 | 43 | 78 | 121 |
HEALTH EDUCATION Table 11 Talks
No. visited | Total No. of talks | Subjects | Total attendances | No. of attendances | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schools | 19 | 352 | 36 | 970 | 25—120 |
Factories | 55 | 127 | 15 | 10,890 | 20—4,000 |
Religious, social and political organisations | 16 | 20 | 15 | 1,050 | 15—350 |
Table 12 Mothercraft
No. of clinics | Total No. of classes | Visits by health visitors |
---|---|---|
3 | 121 | 27,046 |