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Brent 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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Table: Table 12CHIROPODY SERVICENumber of persons treated during the year.

Table 12

CHIROPODY SERVICE

Number of persons treated during the year.

By Local AuthorityBy Voluntary OrganisationsTotal
Elderly Persons3,4881953,683
Expectant and Nursing Mothers31—31
Children under 512—12
Others (Physically handicapped who are not old age pensioners)41—41
Total3,5721953,767

Table: Number of treatments given during the year.

Number of treatments given during the year.

By Local AuthorityBy Voluntary OrganisationsTotal
In Clinics10,2001.11211,312
In patients' homes5,8936576,550
in old peoples' homes1,961—1,961
In chiropodists' surgeries4,252—4,252
Total22,3061,76924,075

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Number of local authority clinic sessions — 1,690

Table: Table 13TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS (Deaths in brackets—figures under non-respiratory include deaths from late effects)

Table 13

TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS (Deaths in brackets—figures under non-respiratory include deaths from late effects)

Age groupsNew Cases
RespiratoryNon-respiratory
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
Under 11 (-)- (-)- (-)- (-)
1 to 41 (-)2 (—)— (—)— (—)
5 to 91 (-)— (—)1 (—)— (—)
10 to 14- (-)— (—)1 (—)— (—)
15 to 19- (-)- (-)- (-)1 (—)
20 to 245 (-)1 (—)1 (—)— (—)
25 to 3410 (-)11 (—)1 (—)1 (—)
35 to 446 (-)— (—)4 (1)— (—)
45 to 544 (1)2 (1)1 (2)1 (—)
55 to 646 (3)2 (-)1 (-)2 (—)
65 and upwards6 (5)2 (1)(1)(1)
Totals:40 (9)20 (2)10 (4)5 (1)