London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Table (iii)—
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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 | 787 | 5,829 | 989 | 7,976 | 286 | 2,781 | 365 | 4,013 | 358 | 3,846 | 617 | 6,966 | 630 | 6,317 | 65 | 974 | 264 | 2,066 | 4,361 | 40,768 |
| Care of older children | 23 | 197 | 115 | 1,011 | — | — | 30 | 466 | 21 | 190 | 3 | 103 | 43 | 446 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 242 | 2,488 |
| General family health topics | 16 | 147 | 89 | 812 | 13 | 52 | 18 | 178 | 26 | 232 | 4 | 48 | 45 | 538 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 28 | 215 | 2,073 |
| Environmental hygiene | 1 | 5 | 13 | 98 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 140 |
| Infectious diseases and prophylaxis | 32 | 250 | 13 | 101 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 234 | 31 | 313 | 2 | 22 | — | — | 108 | 985 |
| Prevention of accidents | 17 | 168 | 27 | 220 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 106 | 8 | 49 | 18 | 137 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 82 | 724 |
| Smoking and lung cancer | 1 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 23 | — | — | 7 | 123 | — | — | 3 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 215 |
| Cancer education (other than above) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 |
| Mental health | — | — | 7 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | — | — | 13 | 130 |
| First aid | 9 | 36 | 6 | 51 | 3 | 31 | — | — | 2 | 24 | — | — | 5 | 59 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 233 |
| Other | 15 | 129 | 67 | 856 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 774 | 29 | 230 | 5 | 140 | 108 | 1,395 | 11 | 193 | 19 | 247 | 295 | 3,979 |
| Total | 902 | 6,780 | 1,328 | 11,213 | 314 | 2,950 | 455 | 5,456 | 461 | 4,861 | 658 | 7,540 | 884 | 9,256 | 83 | 1,270 | 293 | 2,426 | 5,378 | 51,752 |