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City of Westminster 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 40.—Chiropody Service
A. Number of persons treated
| By City Council | By City of Westminster Old People's Welfare Association | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1969 | 1970 | 1969 | 1970 | 1969 | |
| *Persons aged 65 and over | 2,027 | 2,042 | 2,237 | 2,004 | 4,264 | 4,046 |
| Expectant mothers | 4 | 6 | - | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| Others | 147 | 135 | - | - | 147 | 135 |
| Total | 2,178 | 2,183 | 2,237 | 2,012 | 4,415 | 4,195 |
| * Includes women over 60. | ||||||
B. Number of treatments given
| By City Council | By City of Westminster Old People's Welfare Association | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1969 | 1970 | 1969 | 1970 | 1969 | |
| In clinics | 9,264 | 8,035 | 2,448 | 3,625 | 11,712 | 11,660 |
| In patients' homes | 313 | 1,035 | 4,833 | 3,708 | 5,146 | 4,743 |
| In old peoples' homes | 911 | 1,128 | 618 | 199 | 1,529 | 1,327 |
| In chiropodists' surgeries | - | 7 | 3,158 | 3,429 | 3,158 | 3,436 |
| Total | 10,488 | 10,205 | 11,057 | 10,961 | 21,545 | 21,166 |
Table 41.—Home Help Service
| An applications received during year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | Aged 65 and Over | Aged under 65 | Total | ||||||
| T.B. | Chronic Sick | Mentally Disordered | Maternity | Others | |||||
| 1970 | 1969 | ||||||||
| Paddington | 455 | - | 53 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 588 | 643 | |
| St. Marylebone | 331 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 407 | 433 | |
| Westminster | 475 | 3 | 18 | - | 7 | 58 | 561 | 548 | |
| Total | 1,261 | 4 | 115 | 9 | 19 | 148 | 1,556 | 1,624 | |
| B. Number of cases in which help was given during the year | |||||||||
| Paddington | 990 | 3 | 87 | 7 | - | 53 | 1,140 | 1,265 | |
| St. Marylebone | 500 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 567 | 583 | |
| Westminster | 866 | 7 | 40 | - | 5 | 49 | 967 | 962 | |
| Total | 2,356 | 11 | 175 | 8 | 8 | 116 | 2,674 | 2,810 | |
| C. Cases receiving service as at 31 st December, 1970 | |||||||||
| Paddington | 664 | - | 62 | 5 | - | 13 | 744 | 749 | |
| St. Marylebone | 309 | - | 23 | - | - | 1 | 333 | 335 | |
| Westminster | 540 | 7 | 21 | - | - | 7 | 575 | 590 | |
| Total | 1,513 | 7 | 106 | 5 | - | 21 | 1,652 | 1,674 | |