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
Leyton 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Maternity | Acute Sick | Tuberculosis | Chronic Sick | Aged not Sick | Others | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | Others | |||||||
| Requests for help from new cases during the year | 53 | 33 | 4 | 397 | 58 | 15 | 7 | 567 |
| New cases helped during the year | 47 | 32 | 3 | 346 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 494 |
| Total cases completed during the year (a) | 44 | 29 | 5 | 313 | 55 | 12 | 6 | 464 |
| Cases being helped at end of year who have received help for - | ||||||||
| Under 3 months | 3 | 5 | - | 55 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| 3-6 months | - | 2 | 2 | 50 | 4 | - | 1 | 59 |
| 6-12 months | - | - | 103 | 12 | 3 | - | 118 | |
| Over 12 months | - | - | 2 | 378 | 47 | 11 | - | 438 |
| Total (b) | 3 | 7 | 4 | 586 | 68 | 15 | 2 | 685 |
| Total cases helped during the year (a) plus (b) | 47 | 36 | 9 | 899 | 123 | 27 | 8 | 1,149 |
| Hours of help provided during the year | 2,972¼ | 877¼ | 2,4275½ | 146,884 | 19,308½ | 5,270 | 1.635 | 179,374½ |
County Council employees:-
Number of medical examinations:-
| (a) Entrants to County Council's service | 150 |
| (b) Retirement on Superannuation | 2 |
| No. of medical examinations | |
| Leyton Borough Council | 50 |
| Others | 4 |
| Entrants to teaching profession and training colleges | 76 |
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