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London County Council 1961

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

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Table: Statistical summary 1961—health divisions

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Statistical summary 1961—health divisions

Health division	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total	Health division	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
Estimated population—mid 1961	437,080	490,680	280,710	255,890	208,650	300,310	394,890	360,000	451,770	3,179,980	Foot clinics
Births and associated mortality											Sessions	4,238	1,040	4,022	3,671	291	6,586	2,526	3,965	1,866	28,205
Live births	8,147	8,349	6,292	5,631	4,082	4,877	7,176	7,519	7,979	60,052	Total attendances	30,690	6,622	27,466	26,789	2,022	51,203	15,097	24,481	12,418	196,788
Rate per 1,000 population	18.6	17.0	22.4	22.0	19.6	16.2	18.2	20.9	17.7	18.9
Deaths under 1 month	118	140	106	97	75	75	99	117	126	953	Day nurseries
Rate per 1,000 live births	14.5	16.8	16.8	17.2	18.4	15.4	13.8	15.6	15.8	15.9	Number of places at 31 Dec.	634	975	349	379	275	55	279	634	437	4,017
											Total attendances	133,151	219,866	79,380	86,209	56,467	12,349	62,466	146,786	89,889	886,563
Deaths
All ages	4,964	5,707	3,185	3,004	2,542	3,337	4,640	4,438	6,098	37,915	Child minders
Rate per 1,000 population	11.4	11.6	11.3	11.7	12.2	11.1	11.8	12.3	13.5	11.9	Statutorily registered 31 Dec.	37	13	21	15	7	48	40	2	27	210
											Children minded (authorised no.)	127	81	99	58	18	276	213	18	198	1,088
Health visiting											Voluntarily registered 31 Dec.	143	143	105	71	50	120	124	90	15	861
Effective visits	108,197	117,810	67,381	58,848	59,477	76,634	93,645	108,367	76,450	766,809	Children minded	183	146	127	87	55	139	127	106	23	993
Staff at 31 Dec. W/T equivalents	47	57	39	43	31	38	53	51	54	413
											Home help
Welfare centres											Households attended	4,392	4,793	3,040	4,478	3,036	3,661	5,686	4,666	4,794	38,546
Children—											Households attended per 1,000 population	10.0	9.8	10.8	17.5	14.6	12.2	14.4	13.0	10.6	12.1
Sessions	2,787	3,899	2,740	1,737	2,063	2,874	2,987	3,151	2,591	24,829	Households attended per 1,000 population	10.0	9.8	10.8	17.5	14.6	12.2	14.4	13.0	10.6	12.1
Total attendances	88,341	121,968	80,804	66,125	59,431	83,503	96,747	98,637	111,600	807,156
Age 0-1: first attendances % of live births	86	92	91	88	86	96	92	88	97	91	Home nursing
Age 0-1: first attendances % of live births	86	92	91	88	86	96	92	88	97	91	Total visits	212,902	229,666	135,698	127,226	117,802	190,461	199,685	206,582	181,838	1,601,860
Expectant mothers—											Visits per 1,000 population	487	468	483	497	565	634	506	574	403	504
Sessions	1,587	1,614	1,200	368	330	1,373	1,650	644	749	9,515
First attendances	4,377	5,266	4,287	1,794	648	3,107	3,107	2,703	2,271	27,560	School health service
% of live and still-births	53	62	67	31	16	63	43	35	28	45	Medical inspection, routine, special, reinspection	35,536	30,231	29,031	20,713	27,062	34,585	38,165	29,503	42,169	286,995
Total attendances	21,112	22,954	19,659	8,629	4,993	20,113	17,406	13,361	12,563	140,790	Medical inspection, routine, special, reinspection	35,536	30,231	29,031	20,713	27,062	34,585	38,165	29,503	42,169	286,995
											Health surveys	75,890	104,081	50,578	34,017	39,804	98,155	72,766	48,286	86,228	609,805
Prophylaxis											Hospital/specialist clinics—
Poliomyelitis—											New cases	3,913	3,844	3,838	2,697	3,188	3,493	3,834	2,490	4,432	31,729
Two injections											Total attendances	8,244	11,088	13,225	6,714	7,363	8,610	9,323	9,087	14,678	88,332
born 1957-61	6,519	6,747	4,879	4,277	3,058	4,293	6,303	6,077	6,011	48,164
born 1943-56	2,592	3,069	2,256	3,165	1,428	1,746	2,696	3,015	2,774	22,741	Dental services
born 1933-42	4,069	5,454	2,709	1,973	2,675	2,012	2,533	2,536	2,339	26,300	Schools—
born 1932 or earlier and under 40 years	5,013	7,597	3,821	3,203	5,372	3,884	5,254	5,208	4,660	44,012	New cases	7,247	8,451	6,566	11,254	7,502	5,794	6,673	7,934	8,003	69,424
born 1932 or earlier and under 40 years	5,013	7,597	3,821	3,203	5,372	3,884	5,254	5,208	4,660	44,012	New cases per 1,000 population age 5-14	167	195	190	333	249	131	118	158	133	175
over 40 years	224	815	134	161	43	344	374	67	144	2,306	New cases per 1,000 population age 5-14	167	195	190	333	249	131	118	158	133	175
Total	18,417	23,682	13,799	12,779	12,576	12,279	17,160	16,903	15,928	143,523	Total attendances	26,326	32,517	20,549	33,881	23,348	18,125	22,315	28,802	28,238	234,101
Third injections	13,060	24,289	14,992	11,726	13,759	12,218	16,617	13,538	19,432	139,631	Maternity and child welfare—
Fourth „	10,458	9,989	9,589	10,831	11,101	14,080	13,898	10,945	9,805	98,809	First treatment	656	483	393	948	215	291	190	295	220	3,691
											Total attendances	2,957	2,649	3,387	3,858	1,186	1,157	553	853	821	17,421
Smallpox—Vaccinations	4,877	5,597	4,395	3,590	2,010	3,585	5,245	4,280	4,966	38,545
Re-vaccinations	328	861	319	505	181	401	465	351	448	3,859
Diphtheria—Primary course	8,861	8,374	7,113	5,315	4,492	5,906	9,288	9,627	8,882	67,858
Reinforcing injections	11,278	11,265	4,571	5,824	6,811	9,689	11,814	17,548	9,292	88,092
Whooping cough—Primary course	6,749	6,790	5,857	4,595	3,406	4,913	7,524	7,092	7,138	54,064
Reinforcing injections	3,726	2,707	2,225	2,120	1,570	3,650	4,713	2,624	3,576	26,911
Tetanus—Primary course	8,269	7,306	6,330	5,084	4,187	5,423	8,194	7,877	7,628	60,298
Reinforcing injections	4,431	2,948	2,766	2,345	1,974	4,356	5,025	3,470	3,910	31,225