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London County Council 1957

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

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Table: Table T9—Summary of services provided for tuberculous patients—Administrative County of London 1952-57

Table T9—Summary of services provided for tuberculous patients—Administrative County of London 1952-57

195219531954195519561957
Clinic registers
Total 011 registers at the end of the year35,38836,73337,62438,22138,69538,765
Work of local tuberculosis care organisers
Patients assisted for the first time with :—
Beds and bedding541431435291240176
Clothing or footwear9611,0891,3341,014847734
Patients at the end of the year receiving :—
Extra nourishment2,2342,4512,3912,2852,1831,938
Home help service673618729660624528
Home care and treatment
At the end of the year, patients :—
Awaiting admission to hospital738494209712234
Under treatment in their own homes8088049301,050334329
Receiving attention by home nurses367466530498405371
Home visiting by tuberculosis health visitors—
Total visits (including contacts)97,07194,58785,43986,30283,13780,302
Recuperative holidays
Patients sent on holidays arranged through SperoY
Holiday Scheme of N.A.P.T.Not available340322
Diversional therapy
At the end of the year, weekly classes at Chest ClinicsY175147
Receiving instruction in their own homes239259
Not available
Rehabilitation
At the end of the year the Council was financially responsible for rehabilitants at :—
British Legion Village, Maidstone252533363329
Papworth Village Settlement, Cambridge171723222619
Enham-Alamein Village Centre, Andover18212215109
Barrowmore Hall, Chester2222-1
Correspondence courses arranged through the British
Council for Rehabilitation for patients undergoing
prolonged treatment at home6511380773320
At boarding open-air schools
Children convalescent from tuberculosis :—
At the beginning of the year33293422128
Admitted during the year47272323—
At the end of the year2934221286
Awaiting admission at end of year11712-
Boarding-out of child contacts
Children in nurseries and foster homes at the beginning of the year419440450365279172
Placed during the year490562411398272229
Boarded-out at the end of the year440450365279172136
Average number boarded-out at any one time442486417310215164
Boarding-out of child contacts for segregation during B.C.G. vaccination
Children in nurseries and foster homes at the beginning of the year152461174
Placed during the year673839402824
Boarded-out at the end of the year24611743
Average number boarded-out at any one time18141019137
Hostels for homeless infective tuberculous men
In residence at the beginning of the year544459635869
Recommendations approved during the year618457498260
In residence at the end of the year445963586977