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
City of London 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Tuberculosis Health Visiting
There has been a slight increase in the volume of work during the year partly due to the
contact tracing in shops and offices and the follow-up visits required to check on the men staying
in the Middlesex Street hostel. Home visits to City residents attending the Chest Clinic at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital have been made to provide support and supervision and to ensure satisfactory
progress.
There has been a slight increase in the volume of work during the year partly due to the contact tracing in shops and offices and the follow-up visits required to check on the men staying in the Middlesex Street hostel. Home visits to City residents attending the Chest Clinic at St. Bartholomew's Hospital have been made to provide support and supervision and to ensure satisfactory progress.
| 1969 | 1970 | |
| Cases notified (residents) | 1 | 5 |
| Home visits, Old and new cases | 52 | 92 |
| Shops and office contact tracing | ||
| No. of investigations | 71 | 6 (involving 75 persons) |
SECTION 25 - HOME NURSING
The Metropolitan District Nursing Association continued to provide home nursing services in
the City. There were 5 (I) requests to attend patients who live within the Temples and 7 (0)
requests to attend patients who live within the Barbican area.
Approximately 662/3%(75%) of visits made were to persons aged 65 years and over.
Details of visits are as follows:-
| 1969 | 1970 | |
| Visits to children under the age of 5 years | 4 | 0 |
| Visits to age group 5 to 64 | 940 | 1305 |
| Visits to persons aged 65 and over | 2505 | 2352 |
| Total visits | 3449 | 3657 |
Type of Nursing Care and Treatment
| 1969 | 1970 | |
| Injections only | 765 | 908 |
| Injection plus other treatment | 16 | 15 |
| Nursing care and treatment | 2668 | 2734 |
| Totals. | 3449 | 3657 |
Number of patients being attended at the end of year 20 20
The District Nursing Staff received 28 night calls during the year.
SECTION 26 - VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION (See School Health Section for vaccinations and immunisations of school children)
| Smallpox 50 (63) | M (II) |
| Poliomyelitis NIL | 10 (12) |
| Diptheria/Whooping Cough/Tetanus NIL | 12 (17) |
In accordance with Ministry of Health instructions that smallpox vaccine should be distributed
to medical practitioners by the Local Authority in whose area they practise, arrangements
were made, commencing in June 1967, for the vaccine to be distributed to City doctors.
During 1970, 5336 (6099) doses have been issued to private doctors, general practitioners, St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, the medical department of Unilever and various City business houses.
Vaccine is also issued for the vaccination of trainee ambulance drivers at a City centre.
Poliomyelitis vaccine is also issued at the request of St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Unilever
Ltd., and City medical practitioners, In all, 3200 (2933) doses were issued.
SECTION 27 - AMBULANCE SERVICE
The Greater London Council are responsible for the ambulance service in the Greater London
area.