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
Islington 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Name and Age (1) | Reasons for Council's Action (2) | Period Named in Order (3) | Type of accommoda-tion to which removed (4) | Ultimate Result (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| by the Deputy Medical Officer of Health this aged person was found to be suffering from severe anae-mia and malnutrition, and the home was in a very in-sanitary state. A J.P. made an Order. | ||||
| (6) Miss D. (80 years) | This case was brought to the Departments notice fol-lowing an urgent 'telephone call from the local police as to the squalid conditions under which this aged person was living. Miss D. was found to be seriously ill and all offers of assistance were refused. A J.P. made an Order fol-lowing a visit by the Deputy Medical Officer of Health and the patient's doctor. | Not exceeding three weeks | General Hospital | Patient deceased with-in 24 hours of ad-mission to hospital and case reported to Coroner. A post-mortem was carried out—no inquest. |
| (7) Miss B. (71 years) | This aged person had been the subject of previous statutory action under the principal Act in 1953 and rehabilitation had taken place as far as possible as a result of care in a Wel-fare Home for a period of six weeks. Upon her re-turn home all help was refused. Following a collapse in the street a further visit was made to her home and it was apparent again that she was unable to care for herself The one room occupied was insanitary. There was a serious fire risk from a small oil-stove used for cooking. A ten-ant also complained of nuisances from smells, etc. A Magistrate made an Order for her detention and maintenance in a Welfare Home for a period of not exceeding three months and this was further exten-ded by a similar period, following action under Section 47(4) of the Act. | See column (2) | Welfare Home | Transferred to mental hospital. |
| (8) Mrs. N. (84 years) | At the urgent request of the patient's doctor, following an ambulance being turned away at the house, a J.P. was asked to make an Order in this case. | Not exceeding three weeks | General Hospital | Settled down in hos-pital after detention period expired. De-ceased four and a half months after admission when ar-rangements in hand for transfer to hos-pital near to daugh-ter's home. |