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London County Council 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table 17

Table 17

Particulars193419351936
Nominations for institutional treatment. Number received from the Council's hospitals—256678
„ „ „ voluntary hospitals804750619
„ „ „ rheumatism supervisory centres313526576
„ „ „ school doctors320214303
„ „ „ other sources (chiefly private practitioners and welfare organisations)134213221
Total number received1,5711,9592,397
Subsequently withdrawnNot recorded55
Final total——2,342
Examinations by medical referees of children, nominated. Examined in the Council's hospitals248674
„ voluntary hospitals348315251
„ their homes561541473
„ rheumatism supervisory centres329534581
„ at County Hall248256361
1,4861,8942,340
Awaiting examination at end of yearNot recorded2
„ admission from previous year„„72
Total——2,414
Admissions to beds in rheumatism units1,0961,6392,039
Removed from list as unsuitableNotcorded117
Refusals by parents„„210
Died before admission——1
Awaiting admission at end of year—7247
Total——2,414
Children seen at County Hall on discharge867957873
Number of children under supervision by school doctors at end of year1,8032,1292,596
Reports made by care committees on home conditions9951,3651,664
Number of rheumatism supervisory centres172020
Number of sessions at rheumatism supervisory centres1,0511,0671,088
Number of children attending rheumatism supervisory centres for first time2,1872,0471,921
Total number of attendances at rheumatism supervisory centres...15,34015,42015,913
Number of cases reported to medical officers of health re dampness, etc., or to valuer for better accommodation159225442

Table: Table 18.—Admissions to special hospitals and convalescent homes during 1936

Table 18.—Admissions to special hospitals and convalescent homes during 1936

Hospital or homeBoysGirlsGrand total
Rheumatism and/or chorea with no apparent cardiac involvementRheumatism and/or chorea with cardiac diseaseTotalRheumatism and/or chorea with no apparent cardiac involvementRheumatism and/or chorea with cardiac diseaseTotal
Queen Mary's hospital, Carshalton150145295205207412707
High Wood hospital806914913084214363
Downs hospital18310528822294316604
Lower Southern hospital1051712216217179301
Norwood children's hospital2224461171864
Total5403609007304091,1392,039