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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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| Patients attended by home nurses during 1969 a, number of cases | 3537 |
| b, number of visits | 98709 |
| Patients included in (a) above who were 65 or over at the time of the first visit Number of cases | 2059 |
| Children included in (a) above who were under 5 at the time of the first visit Number of cases | 24 |
| Number of visits included in (b) above of over one hour duration | 2742 |
| Number of cases in which home help was provided during 1969 | |
| Aged 65 or over at time of first visit during year | 1597 |
| Aged under 65 at time of first visit during year- Chronic sick and tuberculous | 153 |
| Mentally disordered | 13 |
| Maternity | 93 |
| Others | 158 |
| Total | 2014 |
| Age in years | New Cases Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Deaths Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 65 and over | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Age unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| All ages | 39 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Persons examined for the first time | 4964 |
| Persons found to be tuberculous | 97 |
| New contacts seen for the first time during the year | 591 |
| New contacts found to be tuberculous | 4 |
| Cases on register at 31st December 1969 | 935 |
| Home visits made by tuberculosis visitors during 1969 | 1046 |