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

Fulham 1925

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1925

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Number of home visits paid by nurses5,421
Number of reports sent to public bodies879
Number of reports sent to doctors388
Number of patients referred to Brompton8
For X-ray57
Number of notified patients on dispensary books at end of 19251,581
Number of Fulham patients with tubercle bacilli in their sputum270
Number of patients sent to institutions or to the country277

Table: Table II.—Showing who recommended the patients.

Table II.—Showing who recommended the patients.

257 were recommended by private doctors.
51 „ „ the Medical Officer of Health.
28 „ „ the school medical officers.
9 ,, „ the school authorities.
17 „ „ hospitals.
4 „ „ other dispensaries.
3 „ „ other sanatoria.
9 „ „ infirmaries.
21 „ „ the Army authorities.
101 „ the Dispensary staff.
11 „ „ the London County Council.
92 „ ,, friends.
22 „ ,, patients.
17 „ ,, the door plate.
13 „ „ the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
2 ,, ,, Charity Organisation Society.
2 „ ,, the relieving officers.
1 was recommended by the Red Cross.
1 „ „ Insurance Committee.
1 „ „ the district nurse.
1 ,, ,, House of Help.
1 „ „ Royal United Kingdom Benevolent
Association.
1 ,, „ the British Legion.
1 „ „ Aylesbury Dairy Company.
666

Table: Table III.—Sex and age of new patients for 1925.

Table III.—Sex and age of new patients for 1925.

Under 5 yrs.10 yrs.15 yrs.25 yrs.35 yrs.45 yrs.45 yrs. & overAll ages.
Males54793451513641346
Females33513157774130320
Both Sexes87130651081287771666