Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 13
CHIROPODY SERVICE
Number of persons treated during the year.
By Local Authority | By Voluntary Organisations | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Elderly Persons | 3,152 | 292 | 3,444 |
Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 53 | — | 53 |
Children under 5 | 9 | — | 9 |
Others (Physically handicapped who are not old age pensioners) | 25 | — | 25 |
Total | 3,239 | 292 | 3,531 |
Number of treatments given during the year.
By Local Authority | By Voluntary Organisations | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
In Clinics | 9,085 | 1,077 | 10,162 |
In patients' homes | 4,283 | 540 | 4,823 |
In old people's homes | 2,242 | — | 2,242 |
In chiropodists' surgeries | 4,980 | — | 4,980 |
Total | 20,590 | 1,617 | 22,207 |
Number of local authority clinic sessions—1,866. |
Table 14
TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS
(Deaths in brackets)
Age groups | New Cases | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||
Male | Female | Male | Female | |
Under 1 | 1 (-) | (-) | (-) | (—) |
1 to 4 | 1 (-) | 2 ( ) | (-) | (-) |
5 to 9 | 1 (-) | — (—) | 1 (—) | — (—) |
10 to 14 | - (-) | — (—) | 1 (—) | — (—) |
15 to 19 | - (-) | (-) | - (-) | 1 (—) |
20 to 24 | 5 (-) | 1 (—) | 1 (—) | (—) |
25 to 34 | 10 (-) | 11 (—) | 1 (—) | 1 (—) |
35 to 44 | 6 (—) | (1) | 4 (—) | — (—) |
45 to 54 | 4 (1) | 2 (-) | 1 (—) | 1 (—) |
55 to 64 | 6 (2) | 2 (1) | 1 (—) | 2 (1) |
65 and | ||||
upwards | 6 (5) | 2 (2) | — (—) | (1) |
Totals: | 40 (8) | 20 (4) | 10 (—) | 5 (2) |