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
Enfield 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General public | 2,420 | 2,357 | 4,777 |
| Organised groups | 3,037 | 772 | 3,809 |
| TOTAL | 5,457 | 3,129 | 8,586 |
| Requiring further investigation | 72 | ||
(a) Attendances at Clinics
| Category of Patient | New Cases first attendances | Old Cases first attendances | Re- attendances | Total attendances for treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elderly Persons (over 65 years of age) | 447 | 1,095 | 5,248 | 6,790 |
| Physically Handicapped | 2 | 5 | 27 | 34 |
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 16 | 6 | 27 | 49 |
| School Children | 38 | 14 | 97 | 149 |
| Pre-school Children | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Others | 88 | 129 | 633 | 850 |
| TOTAL | 593 | 1,250 | 6,035 | 7,878 |
| Number of Clinic Sessions — 1,494 | ||||
| b) Domiciliary Chiropody Service | ||||
| Number of Patients | Number of treatments | |||
| 651 | 2,900 | |||
| (c) Services Provided by Voluntary Organisations | ||||
| Number of Patients | Number of Treatments | |||
| Treated at Centres | 732 | 4,393 | ||
| Domiciliary Cases | 235 | 1,179 | ||
| At Private Surgeries | 32 | 321 | ||
| TOTAL | 999 | 5,893 | ||
| Number of Sessions at Centres — 511 | ||||
| Hospital | Number of New Cases | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other conditions | ||
| Prince of Wales' | 2 | 70 | 189 | 261 |
| The Middlesex | 1 | 16 | 76 | 93 |
| The London | — | -7 | 29 | 36 |
| Dreadnought Seamen's | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| St. Bartholomew's | — | 5 | 28 | 33 |
| Royal Free | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| St. Thomas' | — | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Royal Northern | — | — | — | — |
| TOTAL | 3 | 102 | 335 | 440 |