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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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In addition, assistance was rendered in 116 complaints of wasps, received from July to November.
| PED. CAPITIS | PED. PUBIS | PED.CORPORIS | OTHER VERMINOUS CONDITIONS | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |||||||||
| Ind | Tre | Ind | Tre | Ind | Tre | Ind | Tre | Ind | Tre | Ind | Tre | Ind | Tre | Ind | Tre | |
| Adults | 22 | 42 | 48 | 71 | 121 | 27 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | |||
| School Age | 43 | 45 | 51 | 62 | ||||||||||||
| Under 5 Years | 6 | 7 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| From Lodging Houses Of No Fixed Address | 1 | 1 | 81 | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 51 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 67 | 74 | 109 | 126 | 76 | 126 | 29 | 52 | 188 | 219 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| Finance and Supplies | 38201 |
| Social Services | 3979 |
| Personal Health | 7229 |
| Nazareth House | 1315 |
| Greater London Council | 1457 |
| Environmental Health | 1133 |
| Voluntary Organisations | 727 |
| Borough Engineers Dept. | 351 |
| TOTAL | 54392 |
| 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases on the 1st January | 198 | 211 | 199 | 151 | ||
| New cases during the year | 226 | 191 | 171 | 153 | 149 | 195 |
| Requests not covered by the Act | 26 | 16 | 33 | 9 | ||
| Cases removed from the Register | 171 | 178 | 270 | 197 | 145 | |
| Cases continuing at the 31st December | 198 | 211 | 199 | 151 | ||
| Number of collections | 11229 | 11508 | 11692 | 10693 | 9547 | 10335 |
| Number of articles laundered | 134564 | 133857 | 140303 | 130578 | 117186 | 121701 |
Approximately 8,000 towels and items of protective clothing used in the
course of duties at Scotts Road were laundered on the premises.
This represents a flow of twelve hundred articles a week in addition to
those items processed under the fouled laundry service.
INCONTINENT SECTION
Yearly Statistical Summaries
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
Number of cases on the 1st January
180
198
218
211
199
151
New cases during the year
226
191
171
153
149
195
Requests not covered by the Act
26
16
11
33
10
9
Cases removed from the Register
208
171
178
270
197
145
Cases continuing at the 31st December
198
218
211
199
151
201
Number of collections
11229
11508
11692
10693
9547
10335
Number of articles laundered
134564
133857
140303
130578
117186
121701
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| 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases on the 1st January | 198 | 211 | 199 | 151 | ||
| New cases during the year | 226 | 191 | 171 | 153 | 149 | 195 |
| Requests not covered by the Act | 26 | 16 | 33 | 9 | ||
| Cases removed from the Register | 171 | 178 | 270 | 197 | 145 | |
| Cases continuing at the 31st December | 198 | 211 | 199 | 151 | ||
| Number of collections | 11229 | 11508 | 11692 | 10693 | 9547 | 10335 |
| Number of articles laundered | 134564 | 133857 | 140303 | 130578 | 117186 | 121701 |