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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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FAMILY PLANNING
| GRANLElGH ROAD | HATCH LANE | HURST ROAD | LEYTON GREEN | ST.JAMES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new patients | 456 | 448 | 705 | 330 | 339 |
| Number of persons treated | 1,080 | 1,491 | 1,918 | 700 | 479 |
| Number of attendances | 2,473 | 3,705 | 4,927 | 1,141 | 1,819 |
| Number of sessions | 61 | 99 | 99 | 57 | 51 |
| HEALTH VISITING | |||||
| (a) Sessions Worked | |||||
| Number of sessions (half days) devoted to: | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | ||
| (i) Health visiting | 6,743 | 7,427 | 7,892 | ||
| (ii) Child welfare centres | 3,468 | 3,315 | 3,674 | ||
| (iii) Ante-natal, post-natal, relaxation etc. clinics | 185 | 391 | 313 | ||
| (iv) School clinics | 767 | 764 | 979 | ||
| (v) Other school nursing | 2,140 | 1,647 | 1,887 | ||
| (vi) Health education (including mothercraft) | 188 | 499 | 351 | ||
| (vii) Chest clinic sessions | 716 | ||||
| (viii) G.P. surgeries | 735 | ||||
| (ix) Other work (including clerical) | 4,658 | 5,514 | 5,078 | ||
| (b) Total sessions | 19,600 | 19,557 | 20,174 | ||
| (b) Cases visited for the first time in the year | |||||
| (i) children under 5 years | 12,381 | 1 1 ,848 | 13,171 | ||
| (ii) persons aged 65 or over | 2,632 | 2,01 1 | 2,327 | ||
| (iii) others (excluding school nursing cases) | 3,485 | 1 ,322 | 1 ,409 | ||
| Total | 18,498 | 15,181 | 16,907 | ||
| (c) Number included in item (b) who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital: | |||||
| (i) persons aged 65 or over | 829 | 572 | 567 | ||
| (ii) mentally disordered persons | 82 | 34 | 52 | ||
| (iii) others | 1 ,915 | 187 | 107 | ||
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