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—111
Schools (pasteurised) | Dealers' premises | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pasteurised | T.T. pasteurised | Sterilised | |||
Samples | 52 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 111 |
Satisfactory | 52 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 111 |
Unsatisfactory | — | — | — | ||
Ice cream examinations—30 | |||||
Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Total | |
18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | |
Water examinations—443 | |||||
Domestic supplies | Swimming pools | Paddling pool | Total | ||
Samples Satisfactory Unsatisfactory | 6 1 5 | 392 392 | 22 20 2 | 420 413 7 |
Table 10 Uncleanliness and Scabies
New cases treated | Attendances | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scabies | Lice and nits | Total | Scabies | Lice and nits | Total | ||
Children under 5 years | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
Children 5-15 years | 2 | 50 | 52 | 4 | 65 | 69 | |
Adults | Men | 8 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
Women | 6 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 19 | ||
Total | 67 | 94 | 33 | 85 | 118 |
HEALTH EDUCATION Table 11 Talks
No. visited | Total No. of talks | Subjects | Total attendances | No. of attendances | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schools | 29 | 253 | 53 | 1,649 | 30—250 |
Factories | 6 | 6 | 4 | 660 | 30—200 |
Religious, social and political organisations | 13 | 18 | 10 | 850 | 10—120 |
Table 12 Mothercraft
No. of clinics | Total No. of classes | Visits by health visitors |
---|---|---|
6 | 184 | 11,581 |