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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Classification of New Cases | No. Cases | % |
|---|---|---|
| Medical | 3,475 | 83.0 |
| Surgical | 618 | 14.8 |
| Maternal Complications | 71 | 1.7 |
| Early Maternity Discharges | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tuberculosis | 15 | 0.4 |
| Mental Ill-health | 8 | 0.2 |
| Total | 4,188 | 100.0 |
| Patients and Visits | ||
| Total number of Patients | 5,554 | |
| Total number of Visits | 221,448 | |
| Average number of Visits to each patient | 40 | |
| Long-term Cases | ||
| Patients Nursed for 3 months or more | 118 | |
| (equivalent to 2% of all cases nursed) | ||
| Treatment | At Patients' Homes | Elsewhere (e.g. Nurses' Homes) | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injections only Injections plus other treatment Other Treatment only | 14,701 27,387 176,869 | 815 236 1,440 | 15,516 27,623 178,309 | 7.0 12.5 80.5 |
| TOTALS | 218,957 | 2,491 | 221,448 | 100.0 |
| Age Group | No. of Patients | % |
| 0 to 4 years | 51 | 0.9 |
| 5 to 64 years | 1,882 | 33.9 |
| 65 years and over | 3,621 | 65.2 |
| Total 5,554 | 100.0 | |
| District Nurses—Full-time equivalent (31/12/71) 64.3 | ||