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City of Westminster 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TABLE 39.—Chiropody—Analysis of Treatments 1965
| A. At City Council Clinics: | |
|---|---|
| Age Group | Number of Treatments |
| Children under 5 years | 1 |
| Children between 5-14 years | 103 |
| Males between 15-64 years | 30 |
| Males 65 and over | 715 |
| Females between 15-59 years | 294 |
| Females 60 and over | 4,457 |
| Total | 5,600 |
| B. City of Westminster Old People's Welfare Association | |
| At Clinics and in the surgeries of Private Chiropodists Approx. | 7,500 |
| Domiciliary Approx. | 3,500 |
| Total | 11,000 |
TABLE 40.
HOME HELP CASES COMPLETED 1965
| Area | Aged 65 and Over | Aged under 65 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.B. | Chronic Sick | Mentally Disordered | Maternity | Others | Total | ||
| Paddington | 1,055 | 9 | 57 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 1,215 |
| St. Marylebone | 527 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 614 |
| Westminster | 708 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 23 | 101 | 879 |
| Total | 2,290 | 20 | 136 | 7 | 60 | 195 | 2,708 |
| CASES RECEIVING SERVICE AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1965 | |||||||
| Paddington | 666 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 738 |
| St. Marylebone | 336 | 2 | 22 | — | — | 6 | 366 |
| Westminster | 466 | 6 | 25 | — | — | 11 | 508 |
| Total | 1,468 | 13 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 1,612 |
TABLE 41.—Mental Health Service—Number of Patients referred to City Council during year ended 31st December, 1965
| Referred by | Mentally III | Subnormal | Severely subnormal | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Total | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| (a) General practitioners | - | - | 58 | 120 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 180 |
| (b) Hospitals, on discharge from in-patient treatment | - | - | 81 | 49 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 139 |
| (c) Hospitals, after or during out-patient or day treatment | - | - | 29 | 37 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 70 |
| (d) Local education authorities | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 23 |
| (e) Police and courts | - | - | 47 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86 |
| (f) Other sources | - | - | 132 | 174 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 323 |
| Total | 1 | - | 347 | 419 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 821 |