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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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1959 1960
Cases nursed 2,026 1,714
Visits to patients 54,829 54,356
Visits to patients over 65 years 41,770 44,513
| Sent by Doctor | 1,417 | 1, 138 |
| Sent by Hospital | 537 | 524 |
| Sent by T. B, Clinic | 17 | 18 |
| Sent by L.C. C. | 2 | 3 |
| Sent by B.R.C.S. | 1 | |
| Sent by Public Health Department | 10 | 4 |
| Sent by Rabbi | 1 | 1 |
| Direct approach | 41 | 26 |
| 2,026 | 1,714 |
| Cured | 1,068 | 799 |
| Sent to Hospital | 441 | 402 |
| Died | 128 | 110 |
| Transferred to other areas | 15 | 16 |
| Remaining on the books | 374 | 387 |
| 2,026 | 1,714 |
| 1959 | 1960 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | |
| Medical | 1,608 | 39,520 | 1,297 | 40, 188 |
| Surgical | 290 | 12,751 | 278 | 11,910 |
| Infectious Diseases | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| T. B. Medical & Surgical | 27 | 1,886 | 33 | 1,582 |
| Maternity complications | 29 | 240 | 34 | 254 |
| Under 5 years | 68 | 413 | 69 | 411 |
| Various | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2,026 | 54.829 | 1,714 | 54,356 | |
Attention is drawn to the very high proportion of work being
carried out to patients over the age of 65 years. In not a few cases
the patients are bedridden-some require more or less constant
attention and in individual cases a single visit can take well over an
hour of the nurses' time.
Although the overall total visits have decreased during the last
five years, the visits to the age group over 65 years have increased
as follows