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
Kingston upon Thames 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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HOME NURSING VISITS 1967 - BREAKDOWN BY AGE AND DISEASE
| Category of Disease | Age 65+ | Age 5-65 | Age 0-5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | ||
| 1. | Heart Disease | 125 | 5658 | 28 | 1195 | - | - |
| 2. | Circulatory Diseases | 188 | 6676 | 38 | 2804 | - | - |
| 3. | Blood Diseases | 129 | 4054 | 66 | 1039 | - | - |
| 4. | Diseases of Central Nervous System | 44 | 3578 | 58 | 4729 | 1 | 50 |
| 5. | Influenza | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | - | - |
| 6. | Diabetes | 47 | 6641 | 22 | 1328 | - | - |
| 7. | Burns and Scalds | 12 | 266 | 7 | 300 | - | - |
| 8. | Accidents and Injuries | 75 | 3256 | 20 | 333 | - | - |
| 9. | Rheumatic and Arthritic Conditions | 126 | 7764 | 45 | 2472 | - | - |
| 10. | Varicose Ulcers | 85 | 5612 | 18 | 497 | - | - |
| 11. | Abdominal Conditions | 231 | 4183 | 199 | 1846 | 4 | 71 |
| 12. | Gynaecological | 31 | 585 | 17 | 399 | - | - |
| 13. | Genito-Urinary | 33 | 667 | 21 | 332 | 19 | 153 |
| 14. | Skin Conditions | 42 | 1724 | 22 | 333 | 3 | 7 |
| 15. | Orthopaedic | 29 | 1540 | 23 | 751 | - | - |
| 16. | Breast Conditions | 25 | 1090 | 22 | 846 | - | - |
| 17. | Ophthalmic Conditions | 16 | 1173 | 3 | 45 | - | - |
| 18. | Miscarriages | - | - | 12 | 140 | - | - |
| 19. | Tuberculosis | 3 | 59 | 18 | 537 | - | - |
| 20. | Notifiable Infectious Diseases | - | 2 | 14 | 1 | 13 | |
| 21. | Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions | 6 | 129 | 27 | 297 | 3 | 20 |
| 22. | Midwifery Home Confinement | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23. | Midwifery Early Hospital Discharges | - | - | 1 | 26 | - | - |
| 24. | Old Age and Debility | 182 | 9227 | 1 | 25 | - | - |
| 25. | Physically Handicapped | 1 | 32 | 2 | 252 | 2 | 62 |
| 26. | Psychiatric Conditions | 7 | 660 | 3 | 71 | - | - |
| 27. | Chest and Lung Conditions | 145 | 5532 | 74 | 1686 | 5 | 38 |
| 28. | Endocrine Disorders | - | - | 1 | 19 | - | - |
| CANCER (already shown above) | 125 | 5111 | 76 | 3037 | — | - | |
| Total Persons | 1429 | 63669 | 719 | 20775 | 36 | 396 | |
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| The total persons and the total visits are not the totals of the above columns as each person is shown in all the appropriate categories. | |||||||