London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lewisham 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Table 14 DOMICILIARY SERVICE

1971
Number of new patients registered with Domiciliary Family Planning Service during the year95
Number of re-visits by Medical Officer287
Number of re-visits by Medical Officer and Nurse56
Number of re-visits by Nurse364
Number of visits by patients to clinic198
Total consultations throughout the year1,000

Table 15 CLINIC SERVICES

Figures for the year are shown under two headings:

(a) for the period January/September inclusive, and

(b) for the remaining three months,

with the exception of the Youth Advisory Clinic at Speedwell Health Centre where the figures shown are for the whole year.

(a)(6)Total
No. of Clinics1011
No. of Clinic Sessions Held9733361309
No. of Doctor Sessions Held13884771865
No. of Cytological Smears Taken23369353271
No. Found to be Positive481765
No. of Patients Referred to Clinics by Hospitals370120490
No. of Patients Referred to Clinics from Local Authority Agencies291154445
Clinicnew PatientsFirst Visit this YearRepeat VisitsNecessitous Cases
(a)(b)(a)Cb)(a)0b)(a)(b)
Amersham Road29983777891,453600171156
Central Lewisham5251547872241,8811,07927542
Downham17638401496523057675
Flower House23061923,861,0054878439
Heathside6124157322761255628
Jenner (commenced 13 December 1971)3414
Lewisham Hospital4441411,1442171,28674748292
Lind108262343636618810613
Louise House6891932,2872712,9221,42927478
Spalding House17369545757422954041
Speedwell105332643375622481123
Speedwell — Youth Advisory9917742451
Totals: Excluding Youth Advisory2,810 8257,519 1,11611,3395,4801,645691
Grand Totals3,7348,81217,2432,387
1970(3.424)(8,061)(14,967)

I am indebted to the South East London Branch Administrator of the Family
Planning Association for the figures of work carried out within the borough by the
Association during the period January/September inclusive, and at the Youth
Advisory Clinic.
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