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Brent 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 9
CHIROPODY SERVICE
Number of persons treated during the year.
| By Local Authority | By British Red Cross Society | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elderly Persons | 4,784 | 187 | 4,971 |
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 19 | — | 19 |
| Children under 5 | 16 | — | 16 |
| Others (Physically handicapped who are not old age pensioners) | 64 | — | 64 |
| Total | 4,883 | 187 | 5,070 |
Number of treatments given during the year.
| By Local Authority | By British Red Cross Society | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Clinics | 12,557 | 795 | 13,352 |
| In patients' homes | 5,562 | 385 | 5,947 |
| In old peoples' homes | 2,076 | — | 2,076 |
| In chiropodists' surgeries | 597 | — | 597 |
| Total | 20,792 | 1,180 | 21,972 |
Number of Local Authority clinic sessions—1,887.
Table 10
TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS
(Deaths in brackets—figures under respiratory include deaths from late effects)
| Age groups | New Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 | - (-) | - (-) | - (-) | - (-) |
| 1 to 4 | 2 (-) | 2 (—) | 2 (-) | — (—) |
| 5 to 9 | 2 (-) | 3 (—) | 4 (-) | — (—) |
| 10 to 14 | 1 (-) | — (—) | 2 (-) | — (—) |
| 15 to 19 | 6 (-) | 3 (—) | 1 (1) | — (—) |
| 20 to 24 | 13 (-) | 6 (—) | 4 (-) | 4 (—) |
| 25 to 34 | 25 (-) | 7 (—) | 12 (-) | 7 (—) |
| 35 to 44 | 15 (-) | 2 (—) | 10 (1) | 5 (—) |
| 45 to 54 | 8 (1) | 5 (—) | 3 (1) | 5 (—) |
| 55 to 64 | 15 (1) | 2 (—) | - (-) | 1 (—) |
| 65 and upwards | 6(1) | 4(1) | 2(-) | 1(-) |
| Totals: | 93 (3) | 34 (1) | 40 (3) | 23(-) |