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
Tower Hamlets 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 13
| Home Care and Treatment | |
|---|---|
| Patients awaiting admission to hospital | Nil |
| Patients under treatment in their own homes | 6 |
| Patients receiving attention by home nurses | 7 |
| Work of Tuberculosis Visitors | |
| No. of Tuberculous households visited | 1,029 |
| No. of visits to above and to contacts | 8, 340 |
| No. of unsuccessful visits | 561 |
| Work of Chest Clinic Welfare Officers | |
| Patients assisted for the first time with | |
| Beds, bedding | 2 |
| Clothing, footwear | 20 |
| Patients at end of year receiving | |
| Extra nourishment | 86 |
| Home help | 41 |
| Diversional Therapy | |
| Patients receiving instruction in their own homes | Nil |
| Rehabilitation Hostels | |
| Patients in residence at end of year | 1 |
| Hostels for homeless infective tuberculous men | |
| Patients in residence at end of year | 2 |
| Child contacts boarded out during year | 4 |
| Child contacts boarded out for segregation during B.C.G. vaccination | - |
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