[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council] page 127

London County Council 1959

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

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Table: Statistical summary 1959—health divisions

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Statistical summary 1959—health divisions

Health division	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total	Health division	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
Estimated population—mid 1959	438,220	503,980	278,800	256,730	212,300	303,430	397,100	366,140	447,300	3,204,000	Foot clinics
Births and associated mortality											Sessions	2,855	361	3,099	3,772	296	7,482	1,642	3,445	865	23,817
Live births	7,442	8,113	5,777	4,995	3,791	4,456	6,516	7,090	7,654	55,834	Total attendances	20,219	2,450	22,516	27,829	1,838	57,076	10,010	22,489	5,420	169,847
Rate per 1,000 population	17.0	16.1	20.7	19.5	17.9	14.7	16.4	19.4	17.1	17.4											169,847
Deaths under 1 month	134	130	82	75	57	61	106	116	109	870	Day nurseries
Rate per 1,000 live births	18.0	16.0	14.2	15.0	15.0	13.7	16.3	16.4	14.2	15.6	Number of places	624	1,000	346	379	358	55	294	729	428	4,213
Rate per 1,000 live births	18.0	16.0	14.2	15.0	15.0	13.7	16.3	16.4	14.2	15.6	Total attendances	141,211	230,273	82,452	86,176	68,094	13,021	61,511	151,504	91,888	926,130
Deaths registered
All ages	5,284	7,136	3,163	2,939	2,587	3,784	4,642	4,140	6,239	39,914	Child minders
Rate per 1,000 population	12.1	14.2	11.3	11.4	12.2	12.5	11.7	11.3	13.9	12.5	Statutorily registered 31 Dec.	21	15	15	14	5	34	35	1	27	167
Rate per 1,000 population	12.1	14.2	11.3	11.4	12.2	12.5	11.7	11.3	13.9	12.5	Children minded	82	103	51	47	14	214	175	12	219	917
Health visiting											Voluntarily registered 31 Dec.	143	138	124	86	76	84	113	92	19	875
Effective visits	113,360	100,473	61,211	62,107	75,058	70,259	78,952	110,645	70,088	742,153	Children minded	188	158	142	94	90	95	139	109	24	1,039
Staff at 31 Dec. W/T equivalents	47	60	37	31	35	35	44	51	50	390	Home help
Welfare Centres Children—											Total households attended	4,532	4,672	2,653	4,233	2,992	3,202	5,103	4,484	4,235	36,056
Welfare Centres Children—											Households attended per 1,000 population	10.3	9.3	9.5	16.5	14.1	10.6	12.9	12.1	9.5	11.3
Sessions	2,323	3,571	1,992	1,562	1,768	2,547	2,283	2,544	2,201	20,791	Households attended per 1,000 population	10.3	9.3	9.5	16.5	14.1	10.6	12.9	12.1	9.5	11.3
Age 0-1—First attendances % of live births	84	91	91	88	85	96	93	85	89	89
Age 0-1—First attendances % of live births	84	91	91	88	85	96	93	85	89	89	Home nursing
Total attendances	72,346	88,101	59,239	52,137	42,014	60,696	74,289	75,922	81,298	606,042	Total visits	217,108	246,504	145,847	147,577	158,542	193,959	217,074	234,618	202,067	1,763,296
Expectant mothers—											Visits per 1,000 population	495	489	523	575	747	639	547	641	452	550
Sessions	1,595	1,631	1,142	352	414	2,180	1,540	711	759	10,324
First attendances	4,359	5,135	3,488	1,360	607	2,867	1,855	2,549	2,628	24,848	School health service
% of live and still-births	57.5	62.3	59.3	26.6	15.7	63.0	27.9	35.3	33.7	43.7	Medical inspection, routine,special, reinspection	37,188	29,450	27,320	19,244	30,981	34,654	37,990	28,183	41,880	286,890
Total attendances	19,161	23,569	17,212	5,908	4,443	18,638	11,417	11,968	12,328	124,644	Medical inspection, routine,special, reinspection	37,188	29,450	27,320	19,244	30,981	34,654	37,990	28,183	41,880	286,890
Total attendances	19,161	23,569	17,212	5,908	4,443	18,638	11,417	11,968	12,328	124,644	Health surveys	118,815	121,837	85,385	42,788	75,371	81,714	134,479	71,948	100,672	833,009
Prophylaxis Poliomyelitis—											Hospital/specialist clinics—
Prophylaxis Poliomyelitis—											New cases	3,919	4,262	4,838	3,155	4,333	3,711	4,333	3,777	4,623	36,951
Two injections born 1953-59	9,223	9,162	8,977	7,422	6,038	7,119	9,107	9,952	9,962	76,962	Total attendances	10,212	12,986	14,587	7,495	8,917	9,937	10,612	11,596	15,504	101,846
born 1943-52	9,376	7,908	8,909	8,299	7,574	8,251	11,423	9,467	11,159	82,366	Dental services
born 1933-42	19,151	40,778	25,496	14,026	35,478	13,486	15,526	19,658	19,535	203,134	Schools—New cases	8,722	11,110	6,594	11,061	7,761	7,824	7,811	9,364	9,967	80,214
Expectant mothers and others	2,863	7,916	2,651	3,907	3,711	2,879	2,711	5,515	2,728	34,881	New cases per 1,000 population age 5-14	188	249	184	316	253	177	132	188	158	196
Total	40,613	65,764	46,033	33,654	52,801	31,735	38,767	44,592	43,384	397,343	New cases per 1,000 population age 5-14	188	249	184	316	253	177	132	188	158	196
Third injections	42,814	39,702	33,188	32,438	45,522	39,543	44,046	50,489	30,027	357,769	Attendances	31,789	35,875	20,830	33,839	25,145	24,266	26,440	32,849	33,576	264,609
Third injections	42,814	39,702	33,188	32,438	45,522	39,543	44,046	50,489	30,027	357,769	M. & CW—First treatment	710	810	365	1,377	401	393	361	529	282	5,228
Smallpox—Vaccination	4,869	4,813	3,519	3,704	1,985	2,822	4,220	3,983	5,083	34,998	Total attendances	4,146	3,428	3,666	5,168	1,523	1,525	841	1,866	1,023	23,186
Re-vaccination	233	676	196	366	326	340	351	259	377	3,124
Diphtheria—Primary course	6,488	6,515	4,064	3,879	3,920	3,644	5,120	5,624	5,995	45,249
Reinforcing injection	4,906	4,500	3,489	3,888	2,989	2,580	3,500	5,579	2,125	33,556
Whooping cough—Primary course	5,334	5,612	3,348	3,539	2,899	3,226	4,758	5,001	5,200	38,917
Reinforcing injection	159	321	208	828	42	386	510	316	326	3,096
Tetanus—Primary course	4,909	3,392	2,664	3,398	2,569	3,072	4,378	4,033	4,116	32,531
Reinforcing injection	139	221	148	89	-	286	331	174	200	1,588