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 Milk examinations —228
Schools (pasteurised) | Dealers' premises | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pasteurised | T.T. pasteurised | Sterilised | |||
Samples | 107 | 99 | 11 | 11 | 228 |
Satisfactory | 105 | 98 | 11 | 11 | 225 |
Unsatisfactory | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Ice cream examinations —12
Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 3 | 1 | - | 12 |
Water examinations—415 | ||||
Domestic supplies | Swimming pools | Paddling pool | Total | |
Samples | - | 403 | 12 | 415 |
Satisfactory | - | 395 | 10 | 405 |
Unsatisfactory | - | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Table 10
Uncleanliness and Scabies
New cases treated | Attendances | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scabies | Lice and nits | Total | Scabies | Lice and nits | Total | ||
Children under 5 years | 11 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 25 | |
Children 5-15 years | 13 | 62 | 75 | 25 | 63 | 88 | |
Adults | Men | 12 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
Women | 13 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
Total | 49 | 93 | 142 | 73 | 94 | 167 |
HEALTH EDUCATION
Table 11
Talks
No. visited | Total No. of talks | Subjects | Total attendances | No. of attendances | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schools | 26 | 341 | 41 | 1,200 | 25—180 |
Factories | 58 | 64 | 19 | 7,120 | 13—800 |
Religious, social and political organisations | 20 | 24 | 17 | 860 | 10— 70 |
Table 12
Mothercraft
No. of clinics | Total No. of classes | Visits by health visitors |
---|---|---|
3 | 126 | 8,103 |