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
Hounslow 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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| Age at date of vaccination | Number of persons vaccinated or revaccinated during 1971 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number vaccinated | Number revaccinated | |
| 0 - 2 months | 26 | - |
| 3 - 5 months | 17 | - |
| 6 - 8 months | 23 | - |
| 9-11 months | 37 | - |
| 12-23 months | 921 | 5 |
| 2 - 4 years | 256 | 38 |
| 5-15 years | 86 | 248 |
| Total | 1366 | 291 |
| Domiciliary | |
| Employed by borough council | 16 |
| Employed by Queen Charlotte's hospital | 5 |
| In private practice | |
| Institutional | |
| Hospitals | 107 |
| Hospitals (Agency Staff) | 31 |
| Nursing homes | - |
| Total | 159 |
| By midwives employed by borough council | 280 |
| By midwives employed by Queen Charlotte's hospital | 6 |
| Total | 286 |
| Number of cases delivered in hospitals and other institutions but discharged and attended by domiciliary midwives before the 10th day | |
| Borough council midwives | 1047 |
| Queen Charlotte's hospital midwives | 108 |
| Midwives employed by London Borough of Ealing specially for 48 hour planned discharges (Brentford and Chiswick area) | 37 |
| Total | 1192 |
| Number of visits paid by health visitors during 1971 | First visits | Total visits |
|---|---|---|
| Expectant mothers | 867 | 1246 |
| Children born in 1971 | 3463 | 8093 |
| Children born in 1970 | 2339 | 6108 |
| Children born in 1966-69 | 5980 | 13801 |
| Other classes | 4471 | 10239 |
| All classes | 17120 | 39487 |
This table does not include
a. Visits made by tuberculosis visitors.
b. Visits to families by health visitor/school nurses whilst
acting soley in their capacity as school nurses.
| Patients attended by home nurses during 1971 | |
| a. number of cases | 3244 |
| b. number of visits | 94424 |
| Patients included in (a) above who were 65 or over at the time of the first visit Number of cases | 1794 |
| Children included in (a) above who were under 5 at the time of the first visit Number of cases | 48 |
| Number of visits included in (b) above of over one hour duration | 1970 |
In addition, 22380 visits were made by patients for treatment by nurses assisting General Practitioners in health centres and
surgeries. It is estimated that approximately 4831 patients were treated in this context.
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