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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
Brent 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 13
CHIROPODY SERVICE
Number of persons treated during the year.
| By Local Authority | By Voluntary Organisations | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elderly Persons | 3,152 | 292 | 3,444 |
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 53 | — | 53 |
| Children under 5 | 9 | — | 9 |
| Others (Physically handicapped who are not old age pensioners) | 25 | — | 25 |
| Total | 3,239 | 292 | 3,531 |
Number of treatments given during the year.
| By Local Authority | By Voluntary Organisations | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Clinics | 9,085 | 1,077 | 10,162 |
| In patients' homes | 4,283 | 540 | 4,823 |
| In old people's homes | 2,242 | — | 2,242 |
| In chiropodists' surgeries | 4,980 | — | 4,980 |
| Total | 20,590 | 1,617 | 22,207 |
| Number of local authority clinic sessions—1,866. | |||
Table 14
TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS
(Deaths in brackets)
| Age groups | New Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 | 1 (-) | (-) | (-) | (—) |
| 1 to 4 | 1 (-) | 2 ( ) | (-) | (-) |
| 5 to 9 | 1 (-) | — (—) | 1 (—) | — (—) |
| 10 to 14 | - (-) | — (—) | 1 (—) | — (—) |
| 15 to 19 | - (-) | (-) | - (-) | 1 (—) |
| 20 to 24 | 5 (-) | 1 (—) | 1 (—) | (—) |
| 25 to 34 | 10 (-) | 11 (—) | 1 (—) | 1 (—) |
| 35 to 44 | 6 (—) | (1) | 4 (—) | — (—) |
| 45 to 54 | 4 (1) | 2 (-) | 1 (—) | 1 (—) |
| 55 to 64 | 6 (2) | 2 (1) | 1 (—) | 2 (1) |
| 65 and | ||||
| upwards | 6 (5) | 2 (2) | — (—) | (1) |
| Totals: | 40 (8) | 20 (4) | 10 (—) | 5 (2) |