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
Walthamstow 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| (a) children under 5 years of age | 11,245 |
| (b) persons aged 65 or over | 2,199 |
| (c) others (excluding school nursing cases) | 1,493 |
| Total effective visits | 14,937 |
| Total number of ineffective visits to | |
| (a) children under 5 years of age | 2,288 |
| (b) persons aged 65 or over | 479 |
| (c) others (excluding school nursing cases) | 179 |
| Total ineffective visits | 2,946 |
| Sessions attended at G.P.'s surgeries(included above) | 293 |
| Visits of inspection to tuberculosis shelters | 4 |
| Number of sessions (half days) devoted to | |
| (a) Health visiting | 2,498 |
| (b) Child welfare centres | 953 |
| (c) Ante natal, post-natal, relaxation | 23¼ |
| (d) School clinics | 2 |
| (e) Other school nursing | 158¾ |
| (f) Health education (including mothercraft) | 371¾ |
| (g) Other work (including clerical) | 1,30114 |
| Total sessions | 5,520 |
Section 25. HOME NURSING
| Cases visited for the first time in the year | |
| (a) Aged under 5 at 1st visit in year | 87 |
| (b) Aged 5 and under 65 at 1st visit in year | 419 |
| (c) Aged 65 or over at 1st visit in year | 934 |
| Total cases | 1,440 |
| Visits made to cases | |
| (a) Aged under 5 at 1st visit in year | 262 |
| (b) Aged 5 and under 65 at 1st visit in year | 11,894 |
| (c) Aged 65 or over at 1st visit in year | 43,314 |
| Total visits | 55,470 |
| Cases on the books at the end of the year | 1,200 |