London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Men | Women | Total | |
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| — | 2 | ||
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| 6 | |||
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| 10 | 10 | ||
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| 8 | 10 | ||
| 22 |
| Numbers Examined | Cases of Tuberculosis requiring treatment or close supervision | Cases of Tuberculosis requiring occasional supervision | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Community Surveys | 1,720 | 1,648 | 3,368 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Regular Service Surveys | 1,919 | 955 | 2,874 | — | 2 | — | |||
| Firms— | 3,707 | 550 | 4,257 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Contacts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hospitals, Colleges, etc. | 620 | 615 | 1,235 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homes and Hostels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 7,966 | 3,768 | 11,734 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 |
Food Poisoning
During the year, 70 cases were notified, 8 were otherwise
ascertained and two cases of dysentery were subsequently rediagnosed
food poisoning, making a total of 80. Nine patients
received hospital treatment. In the previous year there were 125
cases of whom 10 received hospital treatment.
All cases were investigated with the following results :—