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London County Council 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table 18.

Table 18.

Particulars.193319341935
Total number of nominations1,8451,5711,959
Nominations received from voluntary hospitals1,017804750
„ „ ,, rheumatism supervisory centres352313526
„ „ „ school doctors293320214
„ „ ,, general hospitals since 1-7-35——256
„ ,, „ other sources183134213
Number of children admitted to special hospitals1,4471,0961,639
Cases seen by medical referee in voluntary hospitals244348315
„ „ „ „ „ in general hospitals since 1-7-35——248
„ „ „ „ „ in their homes720561541
„ „ „ ,, „ at rheumatism supervisory centres394329534
„ „ „ „ ,, at County Hall357248256
Cases transferred direct from special hospital or residential school——9
Number of cases under supervision by school doctors1,4811,8032,129
Reports made by care committees on home conditions1,1479951,365
Number of rheumatism supervisory centres161720
Number of sessions at rheumatism supervisory centres9991,0511,067
Number of children attending rheumatism supervisory centres for
first time1,9732,1872,047
Total number of attendances at supervisory centres14,88015,34015,420
Number of cases reported to medical officers of health re dampness,
etc., or to valuer for better accommodation230150225

Table: Table 19.—Admissions to special hospitals and convalescent homes during 1935.

Table 19.—Admissions to special hospitals and convalescent homes during 1935.

Hospital or home.Rheumatism and/or chorea with no apparent cardiac involvement.Rheumatism or chorea with cardiac disease.Rheumatism and/or chorea with no apparent cardiac involvement.Rheumatism or chorea with cardiac disease.Total.
Queen Mary's hospital, Carshalton115173128184600
High Wood hospital18365346153
Downs hospital1285315763401
Lower Southern hospital1603519852445
Norwood children's hospital from 1-7-35.89101340
Total4293065463581,639

Table: Table 20.—Recommendations on discharge as to future education.

Table 20.—Recommendations on discharge as to future education.

Hospital.p.d. school.Elementary school.Totally unfit.Under or over school age.Transfers.Total.
Queen Mary's, Carshalton.Hoys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
482915921776274311242296
High Wood4212262242195335109
Downs1926116142528172—150187
Lower Southern1012157210——61123175236
Norwood children's22871—o—11112
839046263815121392108613840
Total1731,10027135181,453