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
Waltham Forest 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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Family Planning
| GRANLEIGH ROAD | HATCH LANE | HURST ROAD | LEYTON GREEN | ST. JAMES* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new patients | 334 | 344 | 609 | 249 | 51 |
| Number of persons treated | 805 | 1,342 | 1,671 | 587 | 60 |
| Number of attendances | 2,021 | 3,422 | 4,498 | 1,672 | 116 |
| Number of sessions | 51 | 99 | 99 | 50 | 16 |
* From September 1971
HEALTH VISITING
| (a) Sessions Worked Number of sessions (half days) devoted to: | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Health visiting | 7,427 | 7,892 | 7,529 |
| (ii) Child welfare centres | 3,315 | 3,674 | 3,578 |
| (iii) Ante-natal, post-natal, relaxation etc. clinics | 391 | 313 | 409 |
| (iv) School clinics | 764 | 979 | 897 |
| (v) Other school nursing | 1,647 | 1,887 | 1,890 |
| (vi) Health education (including mothercraft) | 499 | 351 | 551 |
| (vii) Other work (including clerical) | 5,514 | 5,078 | 5,193 |
| Total sessions | 19,557 | 20,174 | 20,047 |
| (b) Cases visited for the first time in the year | |||
| (i) children born in 1966 | 1,010 | 1,217 | 1,090 |
| ” ” ” 1967 | 1,307 | 1,621 | 1 ,409 |
| ” ” ” 1968 | 1,630 | 1,828 | 1 ,857 |
| ” ” ” 1969 | 1,834 | 2,263 | 2,149 |
| ” ” ” 1970 | 2,1 10 | 2,464 | 2,401 |
| ” ” ” 1971 | 3,957 | 3,778 | 3,861 |
| (ii) persons aged 65 or over | 2,01 1 | 2,327 | 2,443 |
| (iii) others (excluding school nursing cases) | 1,322 | 1,409 | 1 ,707 |
| Total | 15,181 | 16,907 | 16,917 |
| (c) Number included in item (b) | |||
| (i) mentally disordered persons | 79 | 136 | 157 |
| (ii) persons discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals) | 365 | 397 | 406 |
| (iii) tuberculosis households | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| (iv) households visited on account of other infectious diseases | 7 | 17 | 20 |
| (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 | 572 | 567 | 548 |
| (ii) mentally disordered persons | 34 | 52 | 64 |
| (iii) persons discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals) | 187 | 107 | 222 |