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

Bexley 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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(B) CASES VISITED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE YEAR19711970
i) Children born in 1966—697,3127,890
,, ,,19702,6602,729
,, ,, 19713,5953,646
ii) Persons aged 65 or over356213
iii) Others (excluding School Nursing cases)2,9133,364
Total16,83617,842

Table: (C) NUMBER INCLUDED IN ITEM(B)

(C) NUMBER INCLUDED IN ITEM(B)

i) Mentally disordered persons2513
ii) Persons discharged from hospital (other than Mental Hospitals)2111
iii) Tuberculosis households162661
iv) Households visited on account of other infectious diseases1,105825

Table: (D)NUMBER INCCLUDED IN ITEM (B) AND. WHERE APPROPRIATE, ITEM (C) WHO WERE VISIDED AT THE SPECIAL REQUEST OF A GENERAL PRACTOITIONER OR HOSPITAL

(D)NUMBER INCCLUDED IN ITEM (B) AND. WHERE APPROPRIATE, ITEM (C) WHO WERE VISIDED AT THE SPECIAL REQUEST OF A GENERAL PRACTOITIONER OR HOSPITAL

i) Persons aged 65 or over 184102
ii) Mentally disordered persons 195
iii) Persons discharged from hospital (other than 9 Mental Hospitals)6

Table: (E) TOTAL NUMBER OF VISIT TO:

(E) TOTAL NUMBER OF VISIT TO:

i) Children under 5 years of age32,767
ii) Persons aged 65 years or over730No Access Visits
iii) Other, excluding School Nursing Cases6,492
Total 197139,9898,719
Total 197040,9769,464

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(F) INTERVIEWS OR REFERRALS IN GENERAL PRACTITIONER SURGERIES
(NOT INCLUDED IN ABOVE)
Total 1971
1,015
Health Visitors and Clinic Nurses attended the following Sessions for the School Health
Service
Periodical School Medical Inspections 963
School Hygiene Inspections 298
Vaccination and Immunisation (including BCG) 262
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