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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| (a) children under 5 years of age | 13,233 |
| (b) persons aged 65 or over | 2,467 |
| (c) others (excluding school nursing cases) | 2,316 |
| Total effective visits | 18,016 |
| Total number of ineffective visits to | |
| (a) children under 5 years of age | 2,799 |
| (b) persons aged 65 or over | 645 |
| (c) others (excluding school nursing cases) | 332 |
| Total ineffective visits | 3,776 |
| Sessions attended at G.P.'s surgeries (included above) | 232½ |
| Visits of inspection to tuberculosis shelters | — |
| Number of sessions (half days) devoted to | |
| (a) Health visiting | 3,283¼ |
| (b) Child welfare centres | 1,361 |
| (c) Ante-natal, post-natal, relaxation | 284½ |
| (d) School clinics | 113 |
| (e) Other school nursing | 310½ |
| (f) Health education (including mothercraft) | 253¼ |
| (g) Other work (including clerical) | 1,594¾ |
| Total sessions | 7,200¼ |
Section 25 HOME NURSING
| Cases visited for the first time in the year | |
| (a) Aged under 5 at 1st visit in year | 84 |
| (b) Aged 5 and under 65 at 1st visit in year | 385 |
| (c) Aged 65 or over at 1st visit in year | 1,186 |
| Total cases | 1,655 |
| Visits made to cases | |
| (a) Aged under 5 at 1st visit in year | 302 |
| (b) Aged 5 and under 65 at 1st visit in year | 10,234 |
| (c) Aged 65 or over at 1st visit in year | 47,541 |
| Total visits | 58,077 |
| Cases on the books at the end of the year | 253 |