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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Age (years) | No. employed mid 1964 | No. sick 1961-63 | Persons sick per cent of total employed | Duration of sickness—months | Disposal—each spell of sickness | ||||||||
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Spells | Persons | Total | Average per spell of sickness | Fit to resume duty | Resigned | Permanently unfit | Died | Other | Total | No. died and P.U. as per cent of No. employed | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) |
Under 25 | 1,630 | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 51 | 3.2 | 12 | 4 | _ | _ | _ | 16 | _ |
25-34 | 1,692 | 55 | 50 | 3.0 | 162 | 2.9 | 42 | 8 | — | 4 | 55 | 0.06 | |
35-44 | 1,939 | 105 | 92 | 4.8 | 358 | 3.4 | 88 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 0.36 |
45-54 | 1,764 | 174 | 144 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 139 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 174 | 1.53 | |
55-64 | 534 | 321 | 272 | 51.0 | 1,060 | 3.3 | 218 | 14 | 54 | 24 | 11 | 321 | 14.62 |
65 and over | 107 | 65 | 61 | 57.0 | 279 | 4.3 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 65 | 17.77 | |
Total | 7,666 | 736 | 633 | 8.3 | 2,382 | 3.2 | 527 | 53 | 86 | 46 | 24 | 736 | 1.73 |
Under 25 | 1,855 | 28 | 27 | 1.5 | 63 | 2.3 | 18 | 6 | 2 | _ | 2 | 28 | 0.11 |
25-34 | 1,130 | 85 | 77 | 6.8 | 256 | 3.0 | 65 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 | 85 | 0.35 |
35-44 | 1,623 | 180 | 153 | 9.4 | 548 | 3.0 | 142 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 180 | 0.99 |
45-54 | 1,348 | 206 | 182 | 13.5 | 615 | 3.0 | 170 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 206 | 1.56 |
55-64 | 381 | 174 | 149 | 39.2 | 566 | 3.3 | 88 | 8 | 59 | 9 | 10 | 174 | 17.85 |
65 and over | 61 | 20 | 20 | 32.8 | 51 | 2.6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 20 | 9.83 |
Total | 6,398 | 693 | 608 | 9.5 | 2,099 | 3.0 | 493 | 56 | 101 | 16 | 27 | 693 | 1.83 |
Under 25 | 550 | 6 | 5 | 0.9 | 10 | 1.7 | 6 | _ | — | _ | - | 6 | _ |
25-34 | 2,170 | 38 | 32 | 1.5 | 86 | 2.3 | 34 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 38 | _ |
35-44 | 2,175 | 72 | 64 | 2.9 | 175 | 2.4 | 60 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 72 | _ |
45-54 | 2,180 | 86 | 79 | 3.6 | 218 | 2.5 | 71 | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 86 | 0.46 |
55-64 | 1,275 | 106 | 91 | 711 | 316 | 3.0 | 68 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 106 | 1.65 |
65 and over | 110 | 13 | 12 | 10.9 | 49 | 3.8 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 13 | — |
Total | 8,460 | 321 | 283 | 3.3 | 854 | 2.7 | 248 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 321 | 0.38 |
Under 25 | 2,030 | 52 | 46 | 2.3 | 91 | 1.8 | 37 | 11 | 1 | — | 3 | 52 | 0.05 |
25-34 | 3,505 | 123 | 107 | 3.1 | 442 | 3.6 | 97 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 123 | 0.14 | |
35-44 | 2,255 | 146 | 125 | 5.5 | 410 | 2.8 | 118 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 146 | 0.40 |
45-54 | 2,230 | 164 | 153 | 6.9 | 465 | 2.8 | 143 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 164 | 0.45 |
55-64 | 1,845 | 216 | 176 | 9.5 | 681 | 3.2 | 149 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 216 | 2.06 |
65 and over | 175 | 28 | 25 | 14.3 | 92 | 3.3 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2.86 |
Total | 12,040 | 729 | 632 | 5.2 | 2,182 | 3.0 | 560 | 70 | 38 | 30 | 31 | 729 | 0.57 |