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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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There were 221 new admissions and 140 discharges from the Council's
homes during 1970. In the same period, 96 persons died in the homes.
Vacancies are held for short-term admissions to hospitals, residents who
are away on holiday and for major redecoration programmes. The total
number of re-admissions from hospital was 74 and discharges to hospital
amounted to 154.
Age Analysis at 31st December 1970. (Where figures are shown in brackets they relate to the previous year and are included for comparison.)
| Home | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dovehouse Court | King's Mead | Ellesmere | Dale Mead | No. 5. Holland Park | ||
| Under 30 years | ||||||
| Male | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Female | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 - 49 years | ||||||
| Male | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Female | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 50 - 64 years | ||||||
| Male | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| Female | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 9 |
| 65 - 74 years | ||||||
| Male | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | - | 35 |
| Female | 12 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 61 |
| 75-84 years | ||||||
| Male | 16 | 21 | 14 | 6 | - | 57 |
| Female | 23 | 61 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 159 |
| 85 years and over | ||||||
| Male | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | 21 |
| Female | 18 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 112 |
| TOTALS: Male | 31 | 51 | 29 | 12 | - | 123 |
| Female | 57 | 140 | 81 | 37 | 28 | 343 |
| Average Age | 76.5 | 78.5 | 77 | 79.6 | 77 | 80.8 |
| (Average Age 31.12.69) | 67.9 | 78.6 | 79.2 | 81.5 | 79.6 | 77.3 |