London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of Westminster 1971

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Table: Table 33.—Child Health Centres

Table 33.—Child Health Centres

Number of children wh0 attended during the yearTotal number of sessi0nsTotal number of attendancesTotal medical examinati0nsNumber of children 0n Handicap Register at end of year
Born in 1971Born in 1970Born in 1966-69Total
2,0251,9782,6816,6841,94835,67712,910484
19707,2502,14639,83514,115363

Table: Table 34.—Handicap Register

Table 34.—Handicap Register

YearTotal live births0n registerNumber of children 0n Handicap Register as % of live births
19653,952431.09
19663,651701.90
19673,550601.68
19683,180662.07
19692,899421.44
19702,765822.98
19712,6211214.61
484

Table: Table 35.—Health Visiting

Table 35.—Health Visiting

Cases visited by Health VisitorsNumber of cases
1Children born in 19712,315
2Children born in 19701,71 3
3Children born in 1966-693,594
4Total number of children in lines 1-37,622
5Persons aged 65 or 0ver1,301
6Number included in line 5 wh0 were visited at the special request of a G.P. or Hospital631
7Mentally disordered Persons73
8Number included in line 7 wh0 were visited at the special request of a G.P. or Hospital22
9Persons, excluding maternity cases, discharged fr0m Hospital (OTHER than mental Hospitals)53
10Number included in line 9 wh0 were visited at the special request of a G.P. or Hospital28
11Number of tuberculous households visited28
12Number of households visited 0n acc0unt of OTHER infecti0us diseases10
13All OTHER cases2,077
14Number of tuberculous households visited by tubucul0sis visitors1,187