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
Greenwich 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Men | Women | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) | Previously known tuberculous cases | 12 | 5 | 17 | |
| (3) | Non-tuberculous cases : | ||||
| investigated | 49 | 16 | 65 | ||
| still under investigation | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Refused investigation or lost trace | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| (4) | Cardio-vascular lesions | 19 | 10 | 29 | |
| (5) | Abnormalities requiring no action | 198 | 21 | 219 | |
| Numbers Examined | Cases of Tuberculosis requiring treatment or close supervision | Not Previously Examined | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | Cases | |||||||||||
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Public Surveys | 2,274 | 2,063 | 4,337 | 2 | - | 2 | 1.331 | 1,316 | 2,647 | - | - | - |
| Public Surveys— Examination of Special Groups | 326 | 67 | 393 | - | - | - | 52 | 39 | 91 | - | - | - |
| Firms— Full-scale visits | 4.586 | 652 | 5,238 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1,593 | 265 | 1,858 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Firms— Examination of Special groups | 2,272 | 1 | 2,273 | - | - | - | 66 | - | 66 | - | - | - |
| Colleges. Hospitals, etc. | 47 | 218 | 265 | - | - | - | 16 | 79 | 95 | - | - | - |
| Lodging houses. Homes, etc. | 32 | 33 | 65 | 1 | — | 1 | 21 | 16 | 37 | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 9,537 | 3,034 | 12.571 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3,079 | 1,715 | 4,794 | 3 | 1 | |