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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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PREVENTION OF ILLNESS: CARE AND AFTER-CARE
Chiropody
A detailed account of the growth of this service was given in my report for 1960 (pages
78-82).
The following tables show the attendances at the Council's foot clinics since 1957, with
an analysis according to age groups for the last four years:
| Year | New cases | Attendances | Staff at the end of the year (in terms of whole units) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 8,149 | 166,987 | 44.2 |
| 1958 | 6,994 | 172,005 | 44.2 |
| 1959 | 7,074 | 169,847 | 46.2 |
| 1960 | 9,405 | 186,735 | 57.7 |
| 1961 | 10,379 | 196,788 | 55.6 |
| Group | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children 0-4 years | 100 | 137 | 129 | 117 |
| 5-14 years | 6,381 | 6,390 | 7,062 | 6,599 |
| Males 15-64 years | 14,805 | 14,442 | 14,766 | 14,076 |
| 65 years and over | 15,435 | 15,410 | 17,613 | 19,675 |
| Females 15-59 years | 59,217 | 56,581 | 57,980 | 55,237 |
| 60 years and over | 76,067 | 76,887 | 89,185 | 101,084 |
| Total | 172,005 | 169,847 | 186,735 | 196,788 |
Recuperative holidays
| 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant and nursing mothers . | 138 | 111 | 123 | 109 | 95 |
| Other adults | 2,510 | 2,289 | 2,457 | 2,175 | 2,183 |
| Children under 5 not at school . | 660 | 575 | 571 | 512 | 479 |
| School and nursery school children | 2,852 | 2,507 | 2,597 | 2,357 | 2,138 |
| 6,160 | 5,482 | 5,748 | 5,153 | 4,895 |
The Council maintains a recuperative holiday home at Littlehampton, Sussex, for
36 children from 3 to 8 years of age and leases another home at Bognor Regis, Sussex,
for 44 children from 8 to 15 years old. Children who could not be accommodated in these
homes, and all adults, have been placed in homes under private ownership or maintained
by voluntary organisations.
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