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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| EFFECTIVE | INEFFECTIVE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (d) Total number of visits to: | |||||||||
| (i) children under 5 years of age | 19,531 | 5,123 | |||||||
| (ii) persons aged 65 or over | 4,110 | - | |||||||
| (iii) other(excluding school nursing cases) | 4,916 | 1,588 | |||||||
| Total visits 1972 | 28,565 | 6,714 | |||||||
| Total visits 1971 | 30,574 | 7,616 | |||||||
| Total visits 1970 | 35,448 | 7,917 | |||||||
| HOME NURSING | |||||||||
| (a) Cases visited for the first time in the year: | |||||||||
| C ASES | TOTAL VISITS | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | ||||
| (i) aged under 5 | 1,898 | 1,336 | 917 | 3,546 | 3,162 | 3,114 | |||
| (ii) aged 5 and under 65 | 7,282 | 4,539 | 2,632 | 39.525 | 38,080 | 32,596 | |||
| (iii) aged 65 or over Total cases | 4,701 | 2,625 | 2,431 | 112,140 | 107,055 | 105,870 | |||
| 13,881 | 8,500 | 5,980 | 155,21.1 | 148,297 | 141,580 | ||||
| (b) Cases on the books at the end of the year: | |||||||||
| 1972 | 1,660 | ||||||||
| 1971 | 1,550 | ||||||||
| 1970 | 1,512 | ||||||||
LOAN OF SICK ROOM EQUIPMENT
| EQUIPMENT | HEALTH & WEL FARE DEPTS. | New Issues in 1 972 | HEALTH 8, WELFARE DEPTS. | CHIN G FORD RED C ROSS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHINGFORD RED CROSS | E QUI PM EN T | ||||
| Commodes | 356 | 71 | Urine Bottles | 134 | 31 |
| Wheelchairs | 241 | 92 | Bed Boards (sets) | - | 4 |
| Bed Cradles | 104 | 30 | 16 | 1 3 | |
| Air Rings | 151 | 24 | Crutches (pairs) | 12 | 19 |
| Bed Pans | 203 | 26 | - | 1 4 | |
| Back Rests | 184 | 35 | Walking Aids | 56 | 35 |
| Draw Sheets | 197 | 21 | Others | 32 | 2 |
| Plastic Sheets | 304 | - | |||
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