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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

Hounslow 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table: Table 11 Home Nursing

Table 11 Home Nursing

Patients attended by Home Nurses during 1968
a. number of cases2762
b. number of visits91818
Patients included in (a) above who were 65 or over at the time of the first visit Number of cases1832
Children included in (a) above who were under 5 at the time of the first visit Number of cases35
Number of visits included in (b) above of over one hour duration2848

Table: Table 12 Home Help

Table 12 Home Help

Number of cases in which home help was provided during 1968
Aged 65 or over at time of first visit during year1617
Aged under 65 at time of first visit during year: Chronic sick and tuberculous148
Mentally disordered11
Maternity134
Others156
Total2066

Table: Table 13 New cases of Tuberculosis notified formally or otherwise to the Medical Officer of Health and Deaths ascribed to Tuberculosis during 1968

Table 13 New cases of Tuberculosis notified formally or otherwise to the Medical Officer of Health and Deaths ascribed to Tuberculosis during 1968

Age in yearsNew casesDeaths
PuImonaryNon-puImonaryPuImonaryNon-puImonary
MFMFMFMF
Under 1--1..---
1--------
543-1----
1013-1----
155112----
2055-2----
2510627----
3511422--1-
4563--1---
5583--2---
65 and over52-23---
Age unknown1-------
All ages56306176-1-

Table: Table 14 TuberculosisSummary of the work of chest clinics

Table 14 Tuberculosis

Summary of the work of chest clinics

Persons examined for the first time3484
Persons found to be tuberculous108
New contacts seen for the first time during the year569
New contacts found to be tuberculous7
Cases on register at 31st December 1968942
Home visits made by Tuberculosis Visitors during 19681179