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
Kensington and Chelsea 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Further details of cases, visits and treatments appear in the following
tables:-
Types of case
Number of new
cases undertaken
Percentage
of total
1968
1967
1968
1967
Medical
1,675
1,692
80.0
80.0
Surgical
257
280
12.3
13.3
Tuberculosis
19
14
0.9
0.7
Maternity - early discharge
from hospital
117
118
5.6
5.6
Maternity - complications
15
6
0.7
0.3
Mental ill-health
10
3
0.5
0.1
TOTAL
2,093
2,113
100
100
Visits for
At patients'
homes
Elsewhere
Total
Percentage
of total
1968
1967
1968
1967
1968
1967
1968
1967
Injections only
20,267
20,106
733
785
21,000
20,891
23.5
23.9
Injections plus
other treatment
2,130
1,996
8
Nil
2,138
1,996
2.4
2.3
Other treatment
only
66,023
64,040
9
5
66,032
64,045
74.1
73.8
TOTAL
88,420
86,142
750
790
89,170
86,932
100
100
Age distribution of patients
Number of
patients
Percentage
1968
1967
1968
1967
0-4 years
45
97
1.6
3.6
5-64 years
1,108
1,029
40.1
38.2
65 years and over
1,615
1,533
58.3
58.2
TOTAL
2,768
2,659
100
100
Nursing Treatments.
1968
1967
Total number of completed treatments
2,174
2,147
Total number of patients being nursed
at end of year
763
675