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
Hounslow 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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Of the total of 2,028 new cases it was possible to classify 1 894 according to age marital status and social class as shown in the table below -
| Age at first attendance | Social class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | ||
| Married | 15 - 20 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 78 |
| 21 - 24 | 14 | 64 | 293 | 45 | 3 | 419 | |
| 25 - 29 | 22 | 71 | 221 | 32 | 8 | 354 | |
| 30 - 34 | 14 | 43 | 105 | 25 | 3 | 190 | |
| 34 + | 9 | 30 | 134 | 25 | 2 | 200 | |
| Total | 62 | 219 | 808 | 133 | 19 | 1,241 | |
| Pre marriage | 15 - 20 | 3 | 15 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 105 |
| 21 - 24 | 12 | 57 | 147 | 13 | - | 229 | |
| 25 - 29 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | - | 31 | |
| 30 - 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | |
| 34 + | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | |
| Total | 24 | 83 | 245 | 20 | 2 | 374 | |
| Single | 15 - 20 | - | 33 | 93 | 8 | 1 | 135 |
| 21 - 24 | 3 | 27 | 71 | 8 | - | 109 | |
| 25 - 29 | - | 3 | 12 | 3 | - | 18 | |
| 30 - 34 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - | 14 | |
| 34 + | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | ||
| Total | 5 | 65 | 187 | 21 | 1 | 279 | |