Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table (iii)—Subjects of talks and attendances
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Talks | Attendances | Talks | Attendances | Talks | Attendances | Talks | Attendances | Talks | Attendances | Talks | Attendances | Talks | Attendances | Talks | Attendances | Talks | Attendances | Talks | Attendances | |
Care of mothers and young children | 529 | 4,544 | 934 | 7,808 | 114 | 1,942 | 217 | 1,889 | 301 | 2,008 | 781 | 241 | 2,540 | 139 | 781 | 187 | 1,616 | 3,443 | 32,401 | |
Care of older children | 24 | 180 | — | — | 6 | 54 | 10 | 156 | 21 | 198 | — | — | 48 | 467 | 2 | 70 | 23 | 321 | 134 | 1,446 |
General family health topics | 26 | 258 | 124 | 963 | 11 | 180 | 14 | 176 | 7 | 55 | — | — | 16 | 288 | 3 | 317 | 53 | 567 | 254 | 2,804 |
Environmental hygiene | 3 | 34 | 14 | 118 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 41 | 235 |
Infectious diseases and prophylaxis | 90 | 820 | 99 | 597 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 288 | 19 | 184 | — | 30 | 522 | 5 | 67 | 27 | 546 | 294 | 3,058 | |
Prevention of accidents | 15 | 178 | 57 | 395 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 128 | 15 | 116 | 6 | 178 | 20 | 426 | 5 | 59 | 13 | 147 | 145 | 1,655 |
Smoking and lung cancer | 10 | 64 | — | — | 4 | 938 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1,012 |
Cancer education (other than above) | 2 | 13 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 173 | — | — | 9 | 199 |
Mental health | 1 | 50 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 118 |
First aid | 3 | 47 | 5 | 40 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 32 | — | — | 3 | 17 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 225 |
Other | 73 | 843 | — | — | 35 | 587 | 246 | 3,925 | 43 | 465 | 5 | 30 | 107 | 1,835 | 16 | 305 | 63 | 813 | 588 | 8,803 |
Total | 776 | 7.031 | 1,236 | 9,969 | 179 | 3,792 | 540 | 6,632 | 410 | 3,058 | 792 | 9,481 | 469 | 6,117 | 179 | 1,812 | 372 | 4,064 | 4,953 | 51,956 |