[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon].

  • Hendon (London, England). Municipal Borough.
Date:
[1943]
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    4 by the Middlesex County Council and there is no method of knowing the local incidence, but there has been an increase in the country generally. The Council have, at tho request of the Middlesex County Council,co-operated in a publicity campaign designed to focus attention on tho dangerous nature of those diseases and on tho necessity for seeking early treatment. scabies and verminous conditions. These conditions continued to be prevalent and the facilities provided for their treatment at the Health Centres, particularly those which have been adapted as First Aid Posts, wore therefore continued. The increased incidence of Scabies is undoubtedly real, but many more cases have come to light because of the propaganda carried out by the Department through Local Practitioners, Welfare Officers of Factories, Health Centre, etc. The following Table shows particulars of the cases dealt with:- table iv. Scabies cases dealt with. Verminous condit ions dealt with. West Hendon 258 51 Childs Hill 25 123 Mill Hill 450 38 Watling 268 74 Central Hendon 224 25 1225 311 I should like again to record my appreciation of the work of the Civil Defence personnel stationed at the First Aid Posts who havo rendered valuable assistance in the treatment of those conditions and in the various activities which arc conducted at the Health Centres. MATERNITY & CHILD The Maternity and Child Welfare services showed a satisfactory development and continued to be widely utilised. 49,960 attendances were made by children under five years of ago at 3 Health Centres, this being an increase of 1715 as compared with the year 1941 When. one considers tho difficulties which mothers now experience in attending with their children the figures are particularly satisfactory. The care of Expoctant Nursing Mothers. The number of births showed a marked increase, being 2081 as compared with 1410 in the previous year. This was reflected in the Department by an increased