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London County Council 1960

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

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Statistical summary 1960—health divisions

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Estimated population—mid 1960437,630501,720277,650256,160209,660303,110396,350366,280445,9203,194,480Foot clinics
Births and associated mortalitySessions3,6456113,3953,9644011,6411,9413,6111,69226,907
Live births7,9318,3006,0745,0793,7374,7246,7127,2937,51857,368Total attendances......25,4743,38823,39028,8662,57458,32711,22623,6949,796186,735
Rate per 1,000 population18.116.521.919.817.815.616.919.916.918.0
Deaths under 1 month12214495575573112115113886Day nurseries
Rate per 1,000 live births15.417.315.611.214.715.516.715.815 015.4Number of places at 31 Dec.624975346379325552946344374,069
Total attendances......143,904226,93980,50190,21767,11612,45663,369146,78490,923922,209
Deaths
All ages4,8465,6023,0702,8972,2893,1204,4124,1566,12936,521Child minders
Rate per 1,000 population11111.211111.310.910.311111.413.711.4Statutorily registered 31 Dec.3013232154339127202
Children minded (authorised no.)9583868814232200122131,023
Health visitingVoluntarily registered 31 Dec.154150139817411614611316989
Effective visits106,402102,95965,99162,39063,54767,70486,629108,96170,393734,976Children minded2131531809686122170138291,187
Staff at 31 Dec. W/T equivalents485338293338485655398Home help
Welfare centresHouseholds attended4,4694,8502,8624,4133,0443,5055,5994,5864,70338,031
Children—Households attended per 1,000
Sessions2,8163,9632,5461,8592,0312,9182,9592,8842,58224,558population10.29.610.317.214 511.614.112.510.511.9
Total attendances88,185119,24874,90965,78055,45283,01295,82595,201102,016779,628
Age 0.1—First attendances % of live births80909093879787828788Home nursing
Total visits224,068244,258141,436138,568136,430187,495211,828217,461188,5401,690,084
Expectant mothers—Visits per 1,000 population512487509541651619534594423529
Sessions1,5671,6121,1463333271,9241,6386707609,977
First attendances4,3445,3544,0241,0046222,8312,7472,4212,10825,455School health service
% of live and still.births54636519165940322843Medical inspection, routine, special, reinspection34,13729,59928,36920,87728,06534,74636,93229,10540,624282,454
Total attendances18,96825,59919,4655,0424,42418,16416,60812,66812,124133,062
Health surveys95,79789,41082,09145,99654,05675,735147,68562,926107,842761,538
ProphylaxisHospital/specialist clinics—
Poliomyelitis—New cases3,8923,9954,5512,6173,2083,6424,5763,4174,19634,094
Two injectionsTotal attendances9,09612,07814,1186,5857,8108,49410,20610,70914,50193,597
born 1953.605,2856,1894,7094,2202,7573,8044,9535,2116,70643,834
bom 1943.528951,7541,5471,3585171,0871,2511,2681,50811,185Dental services
born 1933.423,5676,1533,6912,4153,8192,3402,2502,1723,17629,583Schools—
born 1932 or earlier and underNew cases7,29710,2117,16512,9327,2176,5858,0308,8739,47177,781
40 years7,00613,2379,3645,01810,6525,8926,7198,8018,62975,318New cases per 1,000 population age 5.14163230203375235147140176155193
over 40 years2701,0514119052232862871542,939
Total17,02328,38419,35213,20117,79713,35516,03517,53920,173162,859Total attendances27,13535,77622,09037,81521,65220,48726,70632,34932,973256,983
Third injections31,23252,09730,84821,73631,29323,34633,68927,48528,773280,499Maternity and child welfare— First treatment6466063461,0963023772463572854,261
Smallpox—Vaccinations3,5254,2613,1632,3951,4552,6363,8993,1413,85628,331Total attendances3,7493,1523,8994,2081,3531,4296531,26999920,711
Re.vaccinations2931,0622553891672953592944603,574
Diphtheria—Primary course7,8727,4986,6874,6494,0214,5496,8967,9406,71956,831
Reinforcing injections5,0015,4195,2181,7503,6343,2503,9809,6202,63940,511
Whooping cough—Primary course6,6206,2725,1784,3473,2164,1476,1336,3256,30148,539
Reinforcing injections8056072885601967991,0796975995,630
Tetanus—Primary course6,9646,1245,5104,3863,3114,1266,1096,1775,89848,605
Reinforcing injections9735494463371178051,0109984835,718