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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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HEALTH VISITS
During the year the Health Visitors made 16,826 visits to homes:-
(1) Cases visited for the first time in the curreilt year-
(a) Children born in 1958 324
“ “ “ 1959 541
“ “ “ 1960 500
" " " 1961 920
" “ “ 1962 2217
“ “ 1963 1649
(b) Persons aged 65 or over 1325
(c) Others (excluding school nursing cases) 1592
(2) Number included in item (1) -
(a) Mentally disordered persons 251
(b) Persons discharged from hospital (other
than mental hospitals) 249
(3) Number included in item (1) and where appropriate
item (2) who were visited at the special request
of a G.P. or hospital-
(a) Persons aged 65 or over 311
(b) Mentally disordered persons 60
(c) Persons discharged from hospital (other
than mental hospitals) 144
(4) Total number of effective visits to-
(a) Children under 5 years of age 10694
(b) Persons aged 65 or over 3119
(c) Others (excluding school nursing cases) 3313
Total effective visits 16826
(5) Total number of ineffective visits to-
(a) Children under 5 years of age 1884
(b) Persons aged 65 or over 671
(c) Others (excluding school nursing cases) 354
Total ineffective visits 2909
(44)