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
Hammersmith 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith.
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Table 2
| Age | Males | Females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1971 | 1972 | 1971 | |
| 6-15 years | Nil | (1) | Nil | (2) |
| 16-25 years | 4 | (4) | Nil | (5) |
| 26 - 35 years | 4 | Nil | ||
| 36 - 45 years | 5 | (4) | 2 | (1) |
| 46 - 55 years | 5 | (4) | Nil | (5) |
| 56 - 65 years | 1 | Nil | Nil | |
| Over 65 years | 5 | (2) | 5 | Nil |
| 24 | (21) | 7 | (16) | |
Table 3
| Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | |
| 56 - 65 years | 1 | Nil |
| Over 65 years | 12 | 3 |
| 13 | 3 | |
HURLINGHAM LODGE HOSTEL
Hurlingham Lodge is a hostel for ambulent, infective, tuberculous men, one of three similar establishments
in Inner London, the others being in the London Boroughs of Islington and Lambeth.
H urlingham Lodge provides accommodation for those who do not require nursing but need the security of
a home with regular good meals, clean laundry and sympathetic companionship. It is also to the advantage of
the community that, as far as possible, these infective tuberculous people are segregated from the dangers of
close and frequent contact with those who might be susceptible to contracting the disease.
Residents who are fit to work are encouraged to find employment through the Disablement Resettlement
Officer in the local office of the Department of Employment. They are also encouraged to join the list of a local
general practitioner who visits the hostel regularly and, in addition, maintains health surveillance of the staff.
A Senior Medical Officer from the staff of the Director of Health Services also visits the hostel.
Recommendations for admission are received from the Chest Physicians at Chest Clinics in the London
Boroughs and from hospitals in and outside London. The Medical Officer of Health of the Borough in which
the patient was formerly resident is asked to accept financial responsibility, and residents are requested to
contribute towards their maintenance, according to their means. Admissions are arranged as and when
vacancies occur.
The condition of residents is reviewed periodically to establish the need for continued residence.
There is accommodation for 28 at the hostel and at the end of 1972 there were a couple of men awaiting
admission.
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