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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Year | New cases | Total attendances | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | S. Chancre | Gonorrhoea | Total venereal cases | Total non-venereal cases | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 1951 | 1,077 | 549 | 105 | 6 | 5,060 | 1,028 | 6,242 | 1,573 | 16,443 | 5,648 | 200,778 | 101,787 |
| 1952 | 811 | 490 | 91 | 3 | 5,625 | 1,176 | 6,527 | 1,669 | 16,920 | 5,632 | 220,871 | 100,420 |
| 1953 | 720 | 401 | 88 | 4 | 6,103 | 1,546 | 6,911 | 1,951 | 17,615 | 6,121 | 220,316 | 102,365 |
| 1954 | 651 | 340 | 64 | 2 | 5,816 | 1,422 | 6,531 | 1,764 | 17,875 | 6,304 | 219,258 | 100,554 |
| 1955 | 625 | 400 | 77 | 6 | 5,916 | 1,457 | 6,618 | 1.863 | 18,735 | 7,056 | 221,381 | 103,815 |
| 1956 | 691 | 493 | 72 | 4 | 7,468 | 1,718 | 8,231 | 2,215 | 19,802 | 7,468 | 222,695 | 101,034 |
| 1957 | 701 | 562 | 78 | 2 | 8,943 | 2,003 | 9,722 | 2,567 | 20,554 | 8,102 | 223,821 | 97,149 |
| 1958 | 733 | 490 | 66 | 3 | 10,619 | 2,307 | 11,418 | 2,800 | 21,906 | 8,857 | 215,934 | 89,407 |
| 1959 | 799 | 493 | 93 | — | 11,722 | 2,599 | 12,614 | 3,092 | 24,013 | 9,179 | 229,368 | 88,232 |
| 1960 | 908 | 410 | 68 | 2 | 13,077 | 2,905 | 14,053 | 3,317 | 26,494 | 10,647 | 240,303 | 96,113 |
| 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of patients resident in County of London | 79 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 |
| Males | 818 | 828 | 631 | 579 | 526 |
| Females | 645 | 627 | 554 | 508 | 434 |
| patients not completing treatment— | |||||
| Males | 639 | 675 | 870 | 672 | 677 |
| Females | 326 | 294 | 292 | 336 | 431 |
| Males | 3,663 | 4,938 | 5,237 | 4,941 | 5,700 |
| Females | 780 | 985 | 1,165 | 1,199 | 1,334 |
| patients not completing treatment— | |||||
| Males | 3,172 | 3,501 | 4,128 | 4,900 | 6,536 |
| Females | 801 | 900 | 1,161 | 1,312 | 1,485 |
| 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contacts referred by hospitals, medical services of the Armed Forces and by local health authorities | 370 | 384 | 297 | 246 | 282 |
| Insufficient information for following-up | 277 | 276 | 191 | 102 | 91 |
| Contacts brought to treatment | 44 | 27 | 43 | 57 | 72 |
| Contacts traced but not brought to treatment | 6 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Contacts not traced | 43 | 67 | 60 | 80 | 106 |
In addition the female welfare officers attended clinics at St. Paul's, St. Mary's, St. Thomas' and London
hospitals and at H.M. Prison, Holloway, and followed-up persons defaulting in attendance at these clinics.
Health education
Health education activities followed the general lines of recent years—the direct approach
to individuals being supported by divisionally arranged group lectures and displays and
centrally organised exhibitions and campaigns.
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