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London County Council 1948

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

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Table: The number of recommendations for residential treatment for the period from 1st January to 4th July, 1948, with the corresponding figures for the last five years and 1938 were:—

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The number of recommendations for residential treatment for the period from 1st January to 4th July, 1948, with the corresponding figures for the last five years and 1938 were:—

Year	For the first period of treatment					For further treatment					Total
	Ex- Service	Service sick†	Civilian adults		Children	Ex- Service	Service sick†	Civilian adults		Children
	Ex- Service	Service sick†	Male	Female	Children	Ex- Service	Service sick†	Male	Female	Children
1938	2	-	2,610	1,960	796	52	-	1,671	1,160	199	8,450
1943	376	—	1,947	2,015	749	116	—	1,216	912	56	7,387
1944	583	—	1,774	1,874	712	183	—	1,159	945	80	7,310
*1945	286	193	1,699	1,763	707	209	1	1,034	915	104	6,911
*1946	249	163	1,740	1,761	853	213	1	927	983	105	6,995
*1947	386	98	1,789	1,927	854	254	3	868	971	104	7,254
*1948 (to 4th July)	120	52	951	971	414	132	1	404	488	63	3,596

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Residential
treatment
•The revised procedure authorised in Ministry of Health circulars 127/45, 177/45 and 68/40, under
which the discharge of patients from the Services is deferred for a period up to 30 months while they are
undergoing treatment, continued to be reflected in the number of recommendations received for ex-Service
men and women accepted by the Ministry of Pensions under Ministry of Health Memo. 146 T (Revised).
†Prior to 1945 "Service sick" patients were dealt with by the Emergency Medical Service.

Table: Patients recommended for treatment during the period from 1st January to 4th July, 1948, were dealt with as follows (the corresponding figures for the years 1938 and 1945-7 are also shown).

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Patients recommended for treatment during the period from 1st January to 4th July, 1948, were dealt with as follows (the corresponding figures for the years 1938 and 1945-7 are also shown).

		Adults					Children
		1938	1945	1946	1947	1 Jan. to 4 July, 1948	1938	1945	1946	1947	1 Jan. to 4 July, 1948
(a)	Admitted to "observation" beds to determine diagnosis or suitability for treatment at sanatoria	1,338	838	945	753	323	202	235	202	181	63
(b)	Admitted to Pleural Effusion Unit	-	278	260	346	167	-	14	22	27	8
(c)	Passed for admission direct to sanatoria or hospitals	5,963	4,841	4,609	4,894	2,566	749	517	619	669	403
(d)	Not accepted for residential treatment	106	26	42	88	42	23	21	31	55	3
(e)	Withdrawn after application but before decision was reached	48	117	181	215	9	21	24	84	26	—
Total		7,455	6,100	6,037	6,296	3,107	995	811	958	958	477

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London County Council 1948

Table: The number of recommendations for residential treatment for the period from 1st January to 4th July, 1948, with the corresponding figures for the last five years and 1938 were:—

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Table: Patients recommended for treatment during the period from 1st January to 4th July, 1948, were dealt with as follows (the corresponding figures for the years 1938 and 1945-7 are also shown).