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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
Hammersmith 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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as part of their arrangements for the prevention of illness under Section
28(i) of the National Health Service Act 1946.
Prior to 1965 the chiropody service was administered by the former London County Council and figures for this period are not available.
The London Borough of Hammersmith has established or extended the following services and the statistical table below indicates the progress made
by the Borough between 1965 and 1968.
FOOT CLINICS
2-6 Fulham Broadway
18 Bagley's Lane
Bishop Creighton House
706 Fulham Road
St. Duns tan's Road School Treatment Centre
52 New Kings Road
219 Hammersmith Road
48 Glenthorne Road
207 Westway
TRANSPORT SERVICE
Council Car with voluntary escort 2 sessions weekly.
DOMICILIARY SERVICE
2 Contractual Chiropodists, full-time staff-6 sessions
weekly and overtime.
WELFARE HOMES
7 Council Welfare Homes are attended by Chiropodists.
STAFFING-ESTABLISHMENT
Equivalent to 12 full-time or 132 sessions weekly:
1 Chief Chiropodist
9 Senior Chiropodists
2 Contractual Chiropodists (Domiciliary)
7 Sessional Chiropodists
Statistics
Persons Treated 1968 1965
Aged 60 and over 4,462 2,871
Expectant Mothers 14 6
Others (Non-priority) 1,033 703
Total 5,509 3,580
Treatments given - Total 31,047 24,745
Domiciliary (included in
total) 3,067 1,828
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