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 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1926
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Poor Law Authorities, and also emphasizes the gratitude
we owe to the Invalid Children's Aid Association,
The Charity Organisation Society, the United Services
Fund and the Children's Country Holiday Fund for
their admirable work in this connection.
Table VI. 351 patients were sent to residential institutions on the recommendation of the Dispensary Medical officers.
| 95 to Sanatoria. | 6 to Convalescent Homes. | 7 to Farm Colonies. | 113 to Hospitals or Homes. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 41 | — | 7 | 59 | ||
| Women | 30 | – | — | 43 | ||
| Children | 24 | 6 | — | 11 | ||
| 30 to Fulham Hospital. | 31 to Sanatoria or Convalescent Homes. | |||||
| Men | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Women | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Children | 10 | 20 | ||||
| (c) 37 children were sent to Convalescent Homes by the Invalid Children's Aid Association. | ||||||
| (d) 14 by the Charity Organisation Society. 1 woman sent to a Home for advanced cases. 1 woman sent to Eversfield Chest Hospital. 6 women and a baby sent to Convalescent Homes. 5 children boarded out. | ||||||
| (f) 6 children boarded out under the L.C.C.'s Contact scheme. | ||||||