London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Waltham Forest 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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Family Planning
| GR ANLElGH ROAD | HATCH U AN E | HURST ROAD | LEVTON GREEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new patients | 241 | 361 | 502 | 267 |
| Number of persons treated | 692 | 1,404 | 1,412 | 558 |
| Number of attendances | 1 ,882 | 3,616 | 3,617 | 1,585 |
| Number of sessions | 50 | 99 | 86 | 52 |
HEALTH VISITING
| (a) Sessions Worked | |||
| Number of sessions (half days) devoted to: | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 |
| (i) Health visiting | 7,892 | 7,529 | 7,915 |
| (ii) Child welfare centres | 3,674 | 3,578 | 3,476 |
| (iii) Ante-natal, post-natal, relaxation etc. clinics | 313 | 409 | 361 |
| (iv) School clinics | 979 | 897 | 1,057 |
| (v) Other school nursing | 1,887 | 1,890 | 2,062 |
| (vi) Health education (including mothercraft) | 351 | 551 | 481 |
| (vii) Other work (including clerical) | 5,078 | 5,193 | 5,634 |
| Total sessions | 20,174 | 20,047 | 20,986 |
(b) Cases visited for the first time in the year
| (i) children born in 1965 | 1,217 | 1,090 | 1,075 |
| ,, ,, ,, 1966 | 1,621 | 1,409 | 1,488 |
| ,, ,, ,, 1967 | 1,828 | 1,857 | 1,775 |
| ,, ,, ,, 1968 | 2,263 | 2,149 | 2,132 |
| ,, ,, ,, 1969 | 2,464 | 2,401 | 2,420 |
| ,, ,, ,, 1970 | 3,778 | 3,861 | 3,786 |
| (ii) persons aged 65 or over | 2,327 | 2,443 | 2,41 1 |
| (iii) others (excluding school nursing cases) | 1,409 | 1,707 | 2,250 |
| Total | 16,907 | 16,917 | 17,337 |
(c) Number included in item (b)
| (i) mentally disordered persons | 136 | 157 | 220 |
| (ii) persons discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals) | 397 | 406 | 521 |
| (iii) tuberculosis households | 12 | 5 | 15 |
| (iv) households visited on account of other infectious diseases | 17 | 20 | 1 |
| (d) Number included in item (b) and where appropriate item (c) who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital: | |||
| (i) persons aged 65 or over | 567 | 548 | 653 |
| (ii) mentally disordered persons | 52 | 64 | 60 |
| (iii) persons discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals) | 107 | 222 | 261 |
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