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
Lewisham 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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FAMILY PLANNING
DOMICILIARY SERVICE
1972
Number of doctor sessions held 151
Number of nurses sessions held 101
Number of new patients registered with Domiciliary
Family Planning Service during the year 48
Number of re-visits by Medical Officer 328*
Number of re-visits by Medical Officer and Nurse 2*
Number Of re-visits by Nurse. 370*
Number of visits by patient to clinic. 178
Total consultations throughout the year. 873
* Includes new patients.
CLINIC SERVICES
| 1972 | ||||
| Number of clinics | 13 | |||
| Number of clinic sessions held | 1,618 | |||
| Number of doctor sessions held | 2,291 | |||
| Number of cytological smears taken | 4,053 | |||
| Number found to be positive | 86 | |||
| Clinic | New Patients | First Visit This Year | ReDeat Visits | Necessitous |
| Amersham Road | 377 | 876 | 2,048 | 364 |
| Boundfield Road | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Central Lewisham | 602 | 2,010 | 3,755 | 536 |
| Downham | 250 | 526 | 1,139 | 150 |
| Flower House | 325 | 973 | 1,498 | 154 |
| Heathside | 128 | 282 | 536 | 98 |
| Jenner | 259 | 408 | 773 | 226 |
| Lewisham Hospital | 668 | 1,796 | 2,454 | 615 |
| Lind | 144 | 359 | 718 | 110 |
| Louise House | 820 | 2,679 | 4,526 | 459 |
| New Cross Hospital | 24 | 25 | 15 | 17 |
| Spalding House | 266 | 681 | 1,062 | 170 |
| Speedwell | 189 | 354 | 958 | 228 |
| Speedwell-Youth Advisory (FPA) | 53 | 160 | 327 | 6 |
| TOTALS: excluding Youth Advisory | 4,063 | 10,981 | 19,488 | 3,137 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 4,116 | 11,141 | 19,815 | 3,143 |
| 1971 | (3,734) | (8,812) | (17,243) | (2,387) |