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London County Council 1963

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

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Table: Table T.9— Summary of services provided for tuberculous patients, Administrative Countyof London 1959-1963

Table T.9— Summary of services provided for tuberculous patients, Administrative Countyof London 1959-1963

19591960196119621963
Clinic registers
Total on registers at the end of the year37,12436,56735,20833,84932,301
Work of chest clinic welfare officers
Patients assisted for the first time with:
Beds, bedding2101231649198
Clothing, footwear558500421333403
Patients at the end of the year receiving:
Extra nourishment1,7141,5581,4171,3821,241
Home help service465462412369343
Home care and treatment
At the end of the year, patients:
Awaiting admission to hospital161418120
Under treatment in their own homes14314012310767
Receiving attention by home nurses331283244201203
Home visiting by tuberculosis health visitors—
Total visits (including contacts)86,68077,86183,58580,75675,717
Diversional therapy
At the end of the year, patients:
Attending classes at chest clinics1311101018985
Receiving instruction in their own homes200180150167120
Rehabilitation
At the end of the year the Council was financially responsible for rehabilitants at:
British Legion Village, Maidstone1911131815
Papworth Village Settlement, Cambridge106434
Enham-Alamein Village Centre, Andover54---
Barrowmore Hall, Chester11111
Sherwood Village Settlement, Nottingham---1-
Correspondence courses arranged through the British
Council for Rehabilitation for patients undergoing
prolonged treatment at home109645
At boarding open-air schools
Children convalescent from tuberculosis:
At the beginning of the year1-23-
Admitted during the year-22-1
At the end of the year-23--
Awaiting admission at end of year-1-1-
Boarding-out of child contacts
Children in nurseries and foster homes at the beginning of the year9479533417
Placed during the year1541521118889
Boarded-out at the end of the year7953341728
Average number boarded-out at any one time10076472629
Boarding-out of child contacts for segregation during B.C.G. vaccination
Children in nurseries and foster homes at the beginning of the year93222
Placed during the year35229811
Boarded-out at the end of the year32221
Average number boarded-out at any one time86323
Hostels for homeless infective tuberculous men In residence at the beginning of the year10310110710398
Recommendations approved during the year6374517657
In residence at the end of the year1011071038698