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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Comparison of the total meals served for the last four years:
| Invalid Meals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Meals on Wheeis | Delivery | Restaurant | |
| 1967 | 96,379 | 50,490 | 4,405 |
| 1968 | 103,463 | 47,739 | 4,195 |
| 1969 | 118,233 | 46,224 | 5,147 |
| 1970 | 127,200 | 45,251 | 7,992 |
The weekend meals on wheels service, inaugurated in April, 1968, continued to operate on Saturdays,
Sundays and Bank Holidays throughout the year. The service for cases in urgent need recommended by the
Council's home visitors, is limited to a maximum of 200 meals a day. The meals are supplied from the
kitchen at Hillside Home for the Retired.
A total of 18,268 weekend and bank holiday meals were provided during the year.
GERIATRIC PREVENTIVE CLINICS
The following table analyses the work of the medical sessions during the first four years of their
Operation
| December Quarter 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | First Half 1970 | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geriatric Visitors | 35 | 32 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 113 | ||||||||||
| Personal Applications | 55 | 143 | 84 | 45 | 23 | 350 | ||||||||||
| Others | 2 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 72 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 92 | 208 | 144 | 63 | 28 | 535 | ||||||||||
| Subsequent cancellations | 14 | 48 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 123 | ||||||||||
| Clinics held | 22 | 104 | 83 | 53 | 23 | 285 | ||||||||||
| First attendances | 43 | 177 | 113 | 53 | 21 | 407 | ||||||||||
| Age Group | M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | |
| 60-64 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 57 | ||
| 65-69 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 126 |
| 70-74 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 99 |
| 75-79 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 69 |
| 80-84 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 37 | ||
| 85-89 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 90-94 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | _ | 3 |
| 95+ | 1 | - | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | - | 1 |
| 16 | 27 | 43 | 67 | 110 | 177 | 34 | 79 | 113 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 407 | |
| Re-examinations | 16 | 121 | 112 | 137 | 60 | 446 | ||||||||||
| Average attendance per session | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3 | ||||||||||