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
Bethnal Green 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Toddlers Sessions | ||
| 1. Total attendances | 368 | |
| 2. Total medically examined | 357 | |
| Ante and post natal clinics | ||
| Total attendances | 1 ,347 | |
| Health Visiting | ||
| 1. Number of children visited who were born in:- | ||
| 1963 | 663 | |
| 1962 | 688 | |
| 1958 - 61 | 1 ,563 | |
| 2. Number of persons aged 65 and over who were visited | 55 | |
| 3. Number of mentally disordered persons visited | 6 | |
| 4. Number of persons visited who were discharged from hospital (other than mental hospital) | 69 | |
| 5. Number of tuberculous households visited | 32 | |
| 6. Number of infectious households visited (other than TB) | 29 | |
| 7 . Total effective visits | 7 ,617 | |
| 8. Total unsuccessful visits | 2 ,400 | |
| Births (to residents) | ||
| 1. Number of premature live births during the year | 62 | |
| 2. Number of such infants who died within 28 days of birth | 5 | |