London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table (i)—Summary of divisional case conferences 1944-1959
| NEW CASES Referred by | Totals | Cases from previous years | Total cases dealt with | Percentage of school population | Percentage of new cases referred to C.G.C. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council services | C.G.C. | Other sources | ||||||
| 1944-45 | 289 | 1ll | 79 | 479 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 51.1 |
| 1945-46 | 471 | 185 | 166 | 822 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 54.5 |
| 1946-47 | 850 | 429 | 302 | 1,581 | 772 | 2,353 | •66 | 62.0 |
| 1947-48 | 761 | 314 | 307 | 1,382 | 1,051 | 2,433 | •67 | 73 .0 |
| 1948-49 | 854 | 328 | 384 | 1,566 | 973 | 2,539 | •68 | 70.7 |
| 1949-50 | 843 | 441 | 274 | 1,558 | 1,306 | 2,864 | •78 | 65.9 |
| 1950-51 | 790 | 501 | 228 | 1,519 | 1,662 | 3,181 | •83 | 73.1 |
| 1951-52 | 987 | 574 | 249 | 1,810 | 1,699 | 3,509 | •87 | 76.4 |
| 1952-53 | 997 | 523 | 288 | 1,808 | 1,888 | 3,696 | •88 | 77.2 |
| 1953-54 | 1,078 | 609 | 256 | 1,943 | 1,898 | 3,841 | •89 | 81.4 |
| 1954-55 | 1,031 | 488 | 244 | 1,763 | 2,134 | 3,897 | •89 | 80.3 |
| 1955-56 | 1,045 | 449 | 302 | 1,796 | 1,842 | 3,638 | •83 | 73.3 |
| 1956-57 | 1,066 | 483 | 257 | 1,808 | 1,994 | 3,802 | •86 | 76.2 |
| 1957-58 | 1,116 | 485 | 212 | 1,813 | 1,997 | 3,810 | •87 | 77.8 |
| 1959-60* | 1,269 | 496 | 214 | 1,979 | 1,986 | 3,965 | •91 | 76.1 |
* Biennial return.