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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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PREVENTION OF ILLNESS: CARE AND AFTER-CARE
Chiropody
The following tables show the attendances at the Council's foot clinics since 1959, with
an analysis according to age groups:
| Year | New cases Attendances | Staff at the end of the year (in terms of whole units) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 7,074 | 169,847 | 46.2 | ||
| 1960 | 9,405 | 186,735 | 57.7 | ||
| 1961 | 10,379 | 196,788 | 55.6 | ||
| 1962 | 8,575 | 192,500 | 57.7 | ||
| 1963 | 7,510 | 193,498 | 60.7 | ||
| Children 0-4 years | 137 | 129 | 117 | 78 | 91 |
| 5-14 years | 6,390 | 7,062 | 6,599 | 6,549 | 5,940 |
| Males 15-64 years | 14,442 | 14,766 | 14,076 | 12,237 | 11,181 |
| 65 years and over | 15,410 | 17,613 | 19,675 | 20,106 | 21,188 |
| Females 15-59 years | 56,581 | 57,980 | 55,237 | 49,957 | 45,546 |
| 60 years and over | 76,887 | 89,185 | 101,084 | 103,573 | 109,552 |
| Total | 169,847 | 186,735 | 196,788 | 192,500 | 193,498 |
In addition, the Council made net deficiency grants to 32 voluntary organisations towards
their expenditure on providing chiropody services. These organisations were mainly old
peoples welfare organisations and 11,857 people received 78,505 treatments under facilities
provided by them.
Recuperative holidays
| 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant and nursing mothers | 123 | 109 | 95 | 80 | 72 |
| Other adults | 2,457 | 2,175 | 2,183 | 2,137 | 2,061 |
| Children under 5 not at school | 571 | 512 | 479 | 439 | 419 |
| School and nursery school children | 2,597 | 2,357 | 2,138 | 2,089 | 2,044 |
| 5,748 | 5,153 | 4,895 | 4,745 | 4,596 |
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. Roland House, Littlehampton was used exclusively for children
from homeless families in Welfare department establishments for the first 14 weeks of
1963. During this period 158 children were given a recuperative holiday.
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