London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hounslow 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Clinic statistics 1972

ClinicNew casesOld casesF P A transfersTotal attendancesCervical cytology
Bedfont267675742279467
Brentford188399241326218
Chiswick5591961301845654
Feltham376791743101579
Hanworth1572175952270
Heston519699893385811
Hounslow1170203919083822030
West Middlesex Hospital269337951575291

Of the total of 3505 new cases it was possible to classify them according to age, source of referral, and social class as shown in the table below:—

BedfontBrentfordHestonHanworthWest Middlesex HospitalFelthamChiswickHounslowTotal
Source of referral:
Hospital668516633383
Local Authority1218701330111481249
Friend10399276521041281965921550
Gen. Practitioner40358316395353174493
Press12143423460
Radio and T. V.1113
F P A Publicity104286867761782912551067
Age -2018266328425593210535
20-24585518048901332543441162
25-299148157518593149296970
30-3439204815203521124322
35 +61397115326042196516
Occupation (Social class):
Professional1312575284781118158663
Intermediate617135415105
Skilled564612548551202183701038
Semi-skilled14245114213536155350
Unskilled18920155835110
Students4523428104067181
Others44732086390125853701058

Domiciliary Family Planning Service

Major reasons for referral of new cases:
Impossible to attend clinics (mainly due to large families)7
Health (mental or physical)7
Poor social background6
Persistent failure of appointments (associated with social problems)2
Apathy or low intelligence3
Total referred25