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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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could be sent away, at least for educational purposes, if arrangements
could be made to do so in the slack season which obtains in such
seasonal trades as tailoring.
| Public Authorities. | Voluntary agencies. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance Committee. | Westminster City Council. | Poor Law. | Sanatoria (including seaside (hospitals. | Hospitals. | Convalescent homes. | Homes for dying. | Nil. | Total. | |
| Early | 44 | 2 | — | 14 | 1 | 85* | 150 | ||
| Chronic | 9 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 51 | 72 |
| Advanced | 23 | 1 | 14 | — | 8 | — | 2 | 14 | 62 |
| Others | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | — | 22 | 40 |
| 78 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 172 | 324 | |
| Early | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | — | 37† | 79 |
| Chronic | — | 3 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 84 | 131 |
| Advanced | — | — | 79 | 4 | 11 | — | 3 | 59 | 156 |
| Others | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 24 | 37 |
| — | 11 | 125 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 201 | 403 | |
* Including 37 apparently arrested cases,
† Iucluding 18 apparently arrested cases.
Table X (contd.)—(c) Length of Treatment (Insured and Uninsured).*
| Less than 1 month. | 1 month. | 2 months. | 3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—12 months. | More than 12 months. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance Committee Westminster City | 12 (6)† | 10 (3) | 21 (1) | 22 | 12 (4) | 1 | _ | 78 |
| Council | 1 | 1 | 7 (1) | 1 | 4(1) | — | — | 14 |
| Poor Law | 63 (8) | 11 (3) | 8 | 7(2) | 19 (4) | 17 (7) 18 (15) | 143 | |
| Sanatoria | 2(1) | 4(2) | 3 | 7 | 4(2) | 3(2) | 1 (1) | 24 |
| Hospitals | 42 (7) | 14(3) | 7 (2) | 4 | 1 | — | 70 | |
| Convalescent homes | 12 (1) | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 17 |
| Homes for dying | 4(2) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| 138 | 43 | 47 | 41 | 42 | 21 | 19 | 351 | |
The figures in brackets represent those still away at end of year.
* In the case of patients receiving institutional treatment more than once during the
year, the longest period only recorded, except that hospital treatment immediately preceding
sanatorium treatment is recorded together as sanatorium treatment, and convalescent
treatment immediately following hospital treatment is recorded together as hospital
treatment. Sixteen insured persons and thirteen uninsured persons received short additional
periods of Poor Law, hospital, or other treatment. Many Poor Law patients received
treatment in the infirmary two, three, or more times.
† Of the six patients who had less than one month of treatment, three returned of
their own accord, two were sent back as being too ill for treatment, and one died.