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

Southwark 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 31Staff Medicals

TABLE 31

Staff Medicals

OfficersManual Workers
Questionnaires received and scrutinised6511,320
Medical examinations of staff:
After scrutiny of questionnaires182566
Full Medicals (Nursing staff etc.)171-
Full Medicals (for heavy goods vehicle licences)-76
Staff called up for review56243
Staff absent from duty owing to sickness137775
Domiciliary visits to sick staff1239

Table: TABLE 32Number of patients on chest clinics registers at 31 December 1970

TABLE 32

Number of patients on chest clinics registers at 31 December 1970

Pulmonary1,847
Non-Pulmonary258
New cases notified: Pulmonary103
Non-Pulmonary14
Deaths from tuberculosis11
Contacts given B.C.G. Vaccination240
Number of cases having domiciliary help at 31 December 1970: Home helps5
District nurses22
Home visits by health visitors4,549
Patients in receipt of extra nourishment16
Patients assisted for the first time with: Bed or bedding12
Clothing or footwear53
Diversional theraphy — patients attending weekly classes72