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
City of Westminster 1972
Report of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table 34 — Handicap Register (0—5 year age range)
| Year | Total live births | On Register | Number of children on Handicap Register as % of live births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,180 | 92 | 2.89 |
| 1969 | 2,899 | 88 | 3.03 |
| 1970 | 2,765 | 118 | 4.26 |
| 1971 | 2,621 | 102 | 3.89 |
| 1972 | 2,286 | 137 | 5.99 |
| 537 | |||
Table 35 — Health Visiting
| Cases seen by Health and Tuberculosis visitors during year | Total number of cases seen | Number of cases-included in previous column seen at special request of: — | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | GP | ||||
| 1 | Children born in 1972 | 2,046 | 149 | 27 | |
| 2 | Other children aged under 5 | 5,317 | 41 | 53 | |
| 3 | Persons aged between 5 and 16 seen as part of health visiting, (i.e. excluding those seen as part of school health service) | 514 | 11 | 20 | |
| 4 | Persons aged between 17 and 64 | 1,946 | 182 | 131 | |
| 5 | Persons aged 65 and over | 1,453 | 161 | 232 | |
| 6 | Households visited on account of tuberculosis | 438 | 9 | - | |
| 7 | Households visited on account of other infectious diseases | 26 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Households visited for any other reason | 410 | 4 | 15 | |
| 9 | Total | 12,150 | 559 | 480 | |
| Number of persons included in lines 1—5 above who are:— | Mentally handicapped | 23 | 1 | 5 | |
| Mentally ill | 26 | 6 | 3 | ||