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London County Council 1958

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

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Table: Table T9—Summary oj services provided for tuberculous patients—Administrative County of London 1953-58

Table T9—Summary oj services provided for tuberculous patients—Administrative County of London 1953-58

Clinic registers Total on registers at the end of the year195319541955195619571958
Total on registers at the end of the year36,73337,62438,22138,69538,76538,872
Work of local tuberculosis care organisers Patients assisted for the first time with :—
Beds and bedding431435291240176165
Clothing or footwear1,0891,3341,014847734571
Patients at the end of the year receiving :—
Extra nourishment2,4512,3912,2852,1831,9381,875
Home help service618729660624528467
Home care and treatment
At the end of the year, patients :—
Awaiting admission to hospital49420971223416
Under treatment in their own homes8049301,050334329238
Receiving attention by home nurses466530498405371368
Home visiting by tuberculosis health visitors—
Total visits (including contacts)94,58785,43986,30283,13780,30278,953
Diversional therapy
At the end of the year, weekly classes at Chest Clinics175147157
Receiving instruction in their own homesNot available239259262
Rehabilitation
At the end of the year the Council was financially
responsible for rehabilitants at :—
British Legion Village, Maidstone253336332930
Papworth Village Settlement, Cambridge172322261915
Enham-Alamein Village Centre, Andover21221510910
Barrowmore Hall, Chester .. .. ' ..222—11
Correspondence courses arranged through the British
Council for Rehabilitation for patients undergoing
prolonged treatment at home1138077332014
At boarding open-air schools
Children convalescent from tuberculosis :—
At the beginning of the year2934221286
Admitted during the year272323——
At the end of the year342212861
Awaiting admission at end of year71—2——
Boarding-out of child contacts
Children in nurseries and foster homes at the
beginning of the year440450365279172136
Placed during the year562411398272229173
Boarded-out at the end of the year45036527917213694
Average number boarded-out at any one time486417310215164116
Boarding-out of child contacts for segregation during B.C.G.
vaccination
Children in nurseries and foster homes at the
beginning of the year24611743
Placed during the year383940282420
Boarded-out at the end of the year6117439
Average number boarded-out at any one time1410191374
Hostels for homeless infective tuberculous men
In residence at the beginning of the year445963586977
Recommendations approved during the year845749826081
In residence at the end of the year5963586977103