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 (ii)—
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total | |||||||||||
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 | 595 | 4,435 | 945 | 7,162 | 314 | 2,556 | 224 | 2,067 | 35 | 3,637 | 844 | 9,615 | 559 | 5,437 | 87 | 718 | 246 | 2,422 | 4,164 | 38,049 |
Care of older children | - | - | 84 | 655 | 2 | 51 | - | - | 3 | 30 | - | - | 17 | 219 | - | - | 2 | 28 | 108 | 983 |
General family health topics | 23 | 394 | 51 | 474 | 15 | 89 | 5 | 118 | 16 | 192 | 5 | 121 | 35 | 414 | 5 | 70 | 13 | 134 | 168 | 2,006 |
Environmental hygiene | - | - | 13 | 105 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 129 |
Infectious diseases and prophylaxis | 8 | 84 | 27 | 176 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 13 | 112 | 24 | 280 | 22 | 255 | 5 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 102 | 970 |
Prevention of accidents | 13 | 99 | 46 | 310 | 3 | 31 | - | - | 8 | 66 | 15 | 148 | 27 | 344 | 4 | 58 | - | - | 116 | 1,056 |
Smoking and lung cancer | 6 | 103 | 12 | 93 | 2 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 149 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 475 |
Cancer education (other than above) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 16 |
Mental health | 8 | 42 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 7 | - | - | 2 | 13 | - | - | 2 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 160 |
First aid | 11 | 41 | 10 | 84 | 1 | 10 | - | - | 2 | 20 | - | - | 18 | 275 | 2 | 32 | - | - | 44 | 462 |
Other | 47 | 559 | 142 | 1,534 | 20 | 206 | 170 | 3,151 | 73 | 641 | 9 | 138 | 207 | 2,958 | 26 | 418 | 3 | 59 | 697 | 9,664 |
Total | 711 | 5,757 | 1,334 | 10,639 | 359 | 3,086 | 399 | 5,336 | 470 | 4,734 | 898 | 10,319 | 896 | 10,070 | 130 | 1,360 | 267 | 2,669 | 5,464 | 53,970 |