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London County Council 1959

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

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Table: Table T.10—Summary of services provided for tuberculous patients—Administrative County of London 1955-59

Table T.10—Summary of services provided for tuberculous patients—Administrative County of London 1955-59

19551956195719581959
Clinic registers Total on registers at the end of the year38,22138,69538,76538,87237,124
Work of local tuberculosis care organisers
Patients assisted for the first time with:
Beds and bedding291240176165210
Clothing or footwear1,014847734571558
Patients at the end of the year receiving:
Extra nourishment2,2852,1831,9381,8751,714
Home help service660624528467465
Home care and treatment At the end of the year, patients:
Awaiting admission to hospital7122341616
Under treatment in their own homes1,050334329238143
Receiving attention by home nurses498405371368331
Home visiting by tuberculosis health visitors—
Total visits (including contacts)86,30283,13780,30278,95386,680
Diversional therapy
At the end of the year, weekly classes at Chest ClinicsN/A175147157131
Receiving instruction in their own homes239259262200
Rehabilitation
At the end of the year the Council was financially responsible for rehabilitants at:
British Legion Village, Maidstone3633293019
Papworth Village Settlement, Cambridge2226191510
Enham-Alamein Village Centre, Andover15109105
Barrowmore Hall, Chester2—111
Correspondence courses arranged through the British Council for Rehabilitation for patients undergoing prolonged treatment at home7733201410
At boarding open-air schools
Children convalescent from tuberculosis:
At the beginning of the year2212861
Admitted during the year23———
At the end of the year12861—
Awaiting admission at end of year—2———
Boarding-out of child contacts
Children in nurseries and foster homes at the beginning of the year36527917213694
Placed during the year398272229173154
Boarded-out at the end of the year2791721369479
Average number boarded-out at any one time310215164116100
Boarding-out of child contacts for segregation during
B.C.G. vaccination Children in nurseries and foster homes at the beginning of the year117439
Placed during the year4028242035
Boarded-out at the end of the year74393
Average number boarded-out at any one time1913748
Hostels for homeless infective tuberculous men
In residence at the beginning of the year63586977103
Recommendations approved during the year4982608163
In residence at the end of the year586977103101