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London County Council 1950

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

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Table 15—District Nursing Associations—Completed Treatments by Diagnosis— Year Ended 31st December, 1950

DiseaseTotal CasesMalesTotal MalesFemalesTotal Females
0-3940-5960 +0-3940-5960 +
No.Per cent.No.Per cent.No.Per cent.No.Per cent.No.Per cent.No.Per cent.No.Per cent.No.Per cent.No.Per cent.
Infectious and parasitic diseases1,7334.025431.26270.06290.075991.399652.24640.151050.241,1342.63
Tuberculosis (all forms)1,5153.523650.853140.731260.298051.874901.141680.39520.127101.65
Cancer and other neoplasms2,1985.10370.082510.586201.449082.10670.163500.818732.031,2903.00
Diabetes1,3343.11190.04500.121790.422480.58480.112390.567991.861,0862.53
Mental and other nervous diseases4721.10280.07480.11790.181550.36490.12940.221740.403170.74
Diseases of ear and eye and other sense organs2,3475.459252.15590.14740.171,0582.469722.261270.291900.441,2892.99
Cerebral haemorrhage1,8924.392470.115941.386431.49250.061130.261,1112.581,2492.90
Heart and arteries3,9699.22420.102460.571,2102.811,4983.481340.314321.001,9054.432,4715.74
Veins and other circulatory5251.22110.03390.09830.191330.31440.101120.262360.553920.91
Respiratory disease6,39414.851,1172.595131.198612.002,4915.781,5533.617771.811,5733.653,9039.07
Digestive disease5,20912.105031.184180.979592.231,8834.388742.037251.681,7274.013,3267.72
Genito.urinary disease3,5478.247471.74680.163820.881,1972.781,1332.634080.958091.882,3505.46
Pregnancy6991.626651.54340.086991.62
Skin3,9129 097521.753360.784451.031,5333.568451.965761.349582.232,3795.53
Bones and joints1,0592.47480.11590.141020.242090.49960.221660.395881.378501.98
Injury1,1972.781560.36570.131260.303390.791280.301270.296031.408581.99
Other diseases or ill.defined5,04611.725741.333130.738231.911,7103.978111.886181441,9074.433,3367.75
Totals43,048100.005,87213.642,8456.616,69215.5415,40935.798,89920.675,13011.9213,61031.6227,63964.21

N.B.—All percentages arc of the total cases—43,048.