[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council] page 137

London County Council 1950

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Vaccinations
Many expressions of gratitude for careful placings were received.
There were 3,924 vaccinations, tl at is an increase of 40 per cent, on the figures
for 1949.
Consultation
?linics
This division has in recent years made a special feature of consultations on
bed-wetting. The number of sessions held this year was 152 and the number of
attendances 1,683, showing an increase of 34 per cent, and 29 per cent, respectively.
This implies that the facilities provided are meeting an increasing demand.
Day
nurseries
The revised scheme for admission to day nurseries made little difference in this
division as it had been the policy to admit only children in the priority classes. The
parents of the few children who, as the result of the review, were discharged from
the nurseries were given all possible assistance in making alternative arrangements
Housing
In August 1950 the duty of determining the priority to be given on medical
grounds to applicants for housing accommodation was decentralised. During the
ensuing 4 months 1,200 applications were assessed.
Staff
It has always been the practice in this division for health visitors to give health
talks at the child welfare clinics. This practice was extended this year to include
talks by the clinic medical officers. There is evidence that these talks are much
appreciated.
This report would not be complete without a tribute from me to the medical,
nursing and administrative staff working in the division.

Table: STATISTICSTable 1—Papulation of the County of London, 1921-1950

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STATISTICS

Table 1—Papulation of the County of London, 1921-1950

Year	Mid-year estimate of population							Average age
Year	Total	0-4	6-14	15-24	25-44	45-64	65 +	Average age
1921	4,484,523	376,055	809,212	796,590	1,365,546	877,145	259,975	31.2
1922	4,523,800	393,500	797,000	799,600	1,368,700	898,500	266,500	31.3
1923	4,554,600	421,400	768,600	808,500	1,368,800	914,900	272,400	31.4
1924	4,576,500	440,700	739,900	821,700	1,370,600	928,900	274,700	31.4
1925	4,601,900	419,200	746,400	824,200	1,379,900	951,400	280,800	31.7
1926	4,605,400	404,800	746,900	826,300	1,380.400	961,300	285,700	31.9
1927	4,541,000	386,200	738,300	811,800	1,360,900	958,900	284,900	32.1
1928	4,458,200	362,100	717,500	794,700	1,341,900	954,500	287,500	32.4
1929	4,417,900	347,800	702,300	787,700	1,338,500	954,900	286,700	32.5
1930	4,388,000	336,400	687,500	777,400	1,337,500	956,700	292,500	32.8
1931	4,374,300	297,700	646,700	827,940	1,330,200	951,000	320,760	33.4
1932	4,357,800	290,470	640,450	809,240	1,333,820	956,410	327,410	33.6
1933	4,298,600	281,800	636,200	772,600	1,328,000	951,000	329,000	33.8
1934	4,230,200	271,000	629,200	736,300	1,317,100	944,600	332,000	34.0
1935	4,185,200	281,300	596,600	734,600	1,304.000	935,600	333,100	34.1
1936	4,141,100	254,400	576,600	729,500	1,306,100	935,700	338,800	34.5
1937	4,094,500	249,300	555,000	721,800	1,296,800	930,000	341,600	34.7
1938	4,062.800	249,300	538,600	709,700	1.291.200	927,300	346,700	34.8
1939	3.800,300	211,900	457,500		3,130,900
1940 ...	3,236,600	141,300	232,500		2,862.800
1941	2,507,800	79,200	142,1(1(1		2,286,500
1942 ...	2,634,800	137,700	234,500		2,262,600
1943 ...	2,794,200	179,500	282,000		2,332,700
1944 ...	2,753,600	172,000	302,300		2,279,300
1945 ...	2,906,900	189.720	311,440		2,405,740
1946 ...	3,272,500	227,470	353,050		2,691,980
1947 ...	3,409,300	259,000	364,600		2,785,700
1948 ...	3,397,900	269,900	359,500		2,768,500
1949 ...	3,389,850	276,200	367,000		2,746,650
1950 ...	3,389,620	276,200	370,000	1,437,960		1.305,460

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Table: STATISTICSTable 1—Papulation of the County of London, 1921-1950