London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hounslow 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table 12 New cases of tuberculosis notified formally or otherwise to the medical officer of health and deaths ascribed to tuberculosis during 1971.

Age in yearsNew casesDeaths
PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
MFMFMFMF
Under 1._------
1121-----
5--------
10-1------
15212-----
203741-1--
259434----
358612----
455114-1--
554---11--
65 and over51111---
Age unknown--------
All ages3723131223--

Table 13 Tuberculosis

Summary of the work of chest clinics

Persons examined for the first time5140
Persons found to be tuberculous101
New contacts seen for the first time during the year522
New contacts found to be tuberculous6
Cases on register at 31st December 1971822
Home visits made by tuberculosis visitors during 1971944

Table 15 Ante-natal mothercraft and relaxation classes

Number of women who attended during 1971
Institutionally booked375
Domiciliary booked24
Total399
Total number of attendances during 19712472

Table 16 Care of premature infants

Born at home or in a private nursing homeBorn at home or in a private nursing home and nursed entirely at home, or in a private nursing home
number borndied during first 24 hourssurvived to end of 28 days
66-6

(a) Includes sessions staffed by obstetricians employed
by Queen Charlotte's hospital.
(b) Excludes women referred by Queen Charlotte's
hospital.

Table 14 Ante-natal and post-natal clinics

Number of Clinics provided at end of 1971 (a)7
Number of sessions held by Medical Officers175
Midwives111
Total286
Number of women who attended in 1971 (b)
Ante-natal253
Post-natal29
Total number of attendances by women shown above
Ante-natal934
Post-natal31

Table 17 Child health clinics

Number of clinics in use at end of 1971 (a)13
Number of child health sessions held by
Medical officers1208
Health visitors217
Hospital medical staff50
Total1475
Number of children who attended during the year and who were born in
19712813
19702364
1966-692415
Total7592
Number of attendances made by children shown above43632

(a) The number of clinics includes one mobile unit fully
staffed by the council, and a clinic held at Queen Charlotte's
Hospital at which the council provides a health visitor only.
79