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London County Council 1938

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

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Table: Table 16

Table 16

Particulars193619371938
Nominations for treatment under the scheme— Number received from the Council's hospitals678761748
„ „ „ voluntary hospitals619548575
„ „ „ rheumatism supervisory centres576565578
„ „ „ school doctors303348338
„ „ „ other sources (chiefly private practitioners and welfare organisations)221145132
Total number received2,3972,3672,371
Subsequently withdrawn5569141
Final total2,3422,2982,230
Examinations by medical referees— Examined and accepted with concurrence of parents2,0132,0591,987
„ ,, „ but treatment refused210114122
Examined and found unsuitable for institutional treatment117113109
Awaiting examination, 31st December21212
Total2,3422,2982,230
Treatment—• Admitted to rheumatism units2,0392,0182,030
Died before admission was arranged154
Awaiting admission, 31st December456933
Total2,0852,0922,067
Supervision— Number of children under supervision (31st December) by school doctors.2,5962,5262,632
Number of children under supervision (31st December) at supernot
visory centresrecorded5,1645,160
Total—7,6907,792
Number of supervisory centres202020
Number of sessions at supervisory centres1,0881,0731,090
Number of children attending for first time1,9211,9201,885
Number discharged as no longer needing supervisionNot recorded432
Total number of attendances at centres15,91315,55215,306
Reports by care committees on home conditions1,6641,4481,744
Number of premises reported to borough medical officers of health re dampness or to valuer re obtaining of better accommodation442335434
Rheumatism Units— Nominal accommodation (i.e., number of beds)930900900
Average number of beds available889856835
Average number of beds occupied803798794

Table: Table 17— Admissions to rheumatism units,1938

Table 17— Admissions to rheumatism units,1938

SexRheumatism and/or chorea with cardiac involvementRheumatism and/or chorea with no cardiac involvementTotal
NumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Boys36339.555660.5919
Girls38334.572865.51,111
Total74636.71,28463.32,030

Table: Table 18— Discharges from rheumatism units,1938

Table 18— Discharges from rheumatism units,1938

SexFit for elementary school or any employmentFit for P.D. school or light work onlyPermanently unfitTotal
NumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Boys716751918920.3263.8931
Girls88780.918516.7342.41,106
Total1,60378.737418.4602.92,037