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
Croydon 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| * TYPE OF CASE | YEAR 1972 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children born in 1972 | 5,256 |
| 2 | Other children aged under 5 years | 15,657 |
| 3 | Persons aged 5-16 seen as part of health visiting (not school health service) | 1,245 |
| 4 | Persons aged between 17 and 64 | 3,363 |
| 5 | Persons aged 65 and over | 815 |
| 6 | Households visited on account ofT.B. | 634 |
| 7 | Households visited re other infectious diseases | 70 |
| 8 | Households visited for any other reason | 1,011 |
SUB-TOTAL 28,051
Subsequent visits to childrenO -5 years 29,755
Subsequent visits to persons aged 65+ 1,106
Visits to Commonwealth immigrant families 3,490
Visits to problem families 2,971
Other subsequent home visits 4,283
Home visits by Tuberculosis Visitors 3,884
GRAND TOTAL OF VISITS BY HEALTH VISITORS AND
TUBERCULOSIS VISITORS 73,540
No. of persons in lines 1 - 5 above who were: —
Mentally handicapped 78
Mentally ill 214
* N.B. - If a household rather than a person was visited, the case was
included in line 6, 7 or 8, and not in lines 1 -5, in accordance
with DOHSS Form LHS 27/3 (1972)