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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Part D. Inspections
Children Expectant and
0-4 (inc.) Nursing Mothers
Number of patients given first
inspections during year 1,028 82
Number of patients in A and D above
who require treatment 593 76
Number of patients in B and E who
were offered treatment 591 76
Part E. Sessions
Number of sessions (i.e. equivalent complete
half-days) devoted to Maternity and Child
Welfare patients:
For treatment 312
For health education 3
DOMICILIARY FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE 1972
Table 1
| Number of new patients seen during the year (see note 2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married (including the widowed separated or divorced) | Unmarried | Total | ||
| Male | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
| Female | 120 | 25 | 145 | |
| Total | 129 | 26 | 155 | |
| Number of new patients seen during the year who were:— | Medical cases | 44 | ||
| Non-medical but needy | 61 | |||
| Other non-medical cases | 50 | |||
| Total | 155 | |||
| Number of new patients seen during the year who were initially advised to use (see note 3):— | Sheath | 49 | ||
| Pill | 48 | |||
| Diaphragm | 4 | |||
| I.U.D. | 67 | |||
| Other methods | 80 | |||
| No method advised | 8 | |||