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 1—
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 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spells | Persons | Total | Average per spell of sickness | Fit to resume duty | Resigned | Permanently unfit | Died | Other | Total | No. died andP.U. as per cent of No. employed | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (5) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) |
Under 25 | 801 | 22 | 21 | 2.6 | 40 | 1.8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 0.12 | |
25-34 | 412 | 28 | 28 | 6.8 | 101 | 3.6 | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 28 | 0.97 |
35-44 | 506 | 39 | 35 | 6.9 | 85 | 2.2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 39 | 0.40 |
45-54 | 444 | 56 | 51 | 11.5 | 228 | 4.1 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 1.58 |
55-64 | 121 | 52 | 49 | 40.5 | 181 | 3.5 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 14.88 |
65 and over | 7 | 3 | 3 | 42.9 | 11 | 3.7 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 14.29 |
Total | 2,291 | 200 | 187 | 8.2 | 646 | 3.2 | 137 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 200 | 1.44 |
Under 25 | 483 | 27 | 26 | 5.4 | 41 | 1.5 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 27 | — |
25-34 | 807 | 76 | 65 | 8.1 | 138 | 1.8 | 56 | 6 | 12 | — | 2 | 76 | 1.49 |
35-44 | 579 | 94 | 79 | 13.6 | 182 | 1.9 | 77 | 2 | 14 | — | 1 | 94 | 2.42 |
45-54 | 517 | 169 | 138 | 26.7 | 294 | 1.7 | 128 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 169 | 7.16 |
55-64 | 117 | 46 | 38 | 32.5 | 83 | 1.8 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 11.11 |
Total | 2,503 | 412 | 346 | 13.8 | 738 | 1.8 | 311 | 16 | 70 | 6 | 9 | 412 | 3.04 |
Under 25 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 9.1 | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1.82 |
25-34 | 227 | 22 | 20 | 8.8 | 28 | 1.3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 0.44 |
35-44 | 245 | 26 | 25 | 10.2 | 40 | 1.5 | 23 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 0.82 |
45-54 | 209 | 43 | 36 | 17.2 | 57 | 1.3 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 3.35 |
55-64 | 121 | 38 | 33 | 27.3 | 75 | 2.0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 38 | 5.79 |
65 and over | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Total | 865 | 136 | 121 | 14.0 | 211 | 1.6 | 106 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 2.08 |