Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 34.—Handicap Register
Year | Total live births | Total on register | Number of children on Handicap Register as % of live births |
---|---|---|---|
1965 | 3,952 | 43 | 1.09 |
1966 | 3,651 | 70 | 1.90 |
1967 | 3,550 | 60 | 1.68 |
1968 | 3,180 | 66 | 2.07 |
1969 | 2,899 | 42 | 1.44 |
1970 | 2,765 | 82 | 2.98 |
Total 363 |
Analysis of action taken in respect of children on the Handicap Register
Year | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 43 | 70 | 60 | 66 | 42 | 82 | |
Ordinary School | 29 | 22 | 3 | 1 | - | - | |
Educationally Sub-normal School | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
Training School | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
Physically Handicapped School | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
Other Special Education | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
Residential Home or Hospital | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | |
Day Nursery | - | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | - | |
Special Care Unit | - | 12 | 19 | 10 | - | - | |
Is now attending Senior Medical Officer's Clinic | - | 25 | 44 | 31 | 10 | 1 | |
Has at some time attended Senior Medical Officer's Clinic | - | 19 | 1 | - | - | - |
Table 35.—Health Visiting
Cases visited by Health Visitors | Number of cases | |
---|---|---|
1 | Children born in 1970 | 2,454 |
2 | Children bom in 1969 | 2,073 |
3 | Children born in 1965-68 | 4,456 |
4 | Total number of children in lines 1-3 | 8,983 |
5 | Persons aged 65 or over | 1,280 |
6 | Number included in line 5 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 600 |
7 | Mentally disordered persons | 74 |
8 | Number included in line 7 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 31 |
9 | Persons, excluding maternity cases, discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals) | 96 |
10 | Number included in line 9 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 58 |
11 | Number of tuberculous households visited | 32 |
12 | Number of households visited on account of other infectious diseases | 42 |
13 | All other cases | 3,198 |
14 | Number of tuberculous households visited by tuberculosis visitors | 1,418 |