Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 49
CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT PERIOD OF TREATMENT - 1953
Age Groups | Sex | Up to 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | 4-5 weeks | 5-6 weeks | over 6 weeks | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 5 years | M | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
F | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | |
School children | M | - | 10 | 24 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 40 |
F | - | 18 | 17 | 5 | - | - | — | 40 | |
Adults | M | 1 | 16 | 19 | - | - | - | 1 | 37 |
F | 1 | 20 | 55 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 80 | |
Totals | a | 66 | 122 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 209 |
TABLE 50
The recommendations for this form of treatment were submitted by:-
Referred by | Children 0-5 | School Children | Adults | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
General Practitioners | 4 | 22 | 76 | 102 |
Hospitals | 4 | 8 | 27 | 39 |
East Ham Chest Clinic | - | 11 | 13 | 24 |
School Health Service | - | 36 | - | 36 |
M. & C.W. Section | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Child Guidance Clinic | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Totals | 12 | 80 | 117 | 209 |
TABLE 51
CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT PERIOD OF TREATMENT - 1954
Age Groups | Sex | Up to 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | 4-5 weeks | 5-6 weeks | over 6 weeks | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 5 years | M | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |||
F | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |||
School children | M | - | 3 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 52 |
F | 2 | - | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 32 | |
Adults | M | 1 | - | 9 | 24 | 2 | 1 | - | 37 |
F | 2 | 2 | 33 | 60 | 2 | 99 | |||
Totals | 5 | 5 | 70 | 123 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 227 |