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
Brent 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 12
CHIROPODY SERVICE
| By Local Authority | By British Red Cross Society | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elderly Persons | 4,533 | 245 | 4,778 |
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 23 | — | 23 |
| Children under 5 | 21 | — | 21 |
| Others (Physically handicapped who are not old age pensioners) | 47 | — | 47 |
| Total | 4,624 | 245 | 4,869 |
Number of treatments given during the year.
| By Local Authority | By British Red Cross Society | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Clinics | 11,179 | 760 | 11,939 |
| In patients' homes | 5,361 | 439 | 5,800 |
| In old peoples' homes | 2,013 | — | 2,013 |
| In chiropodists' surgeries | 1,621 | - | 1,621 |
| Total | 20,174 | 1,199 | 21,373 |
Number of local authority clinic sessions— 1,755.
Table 13
TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS
(Deaths in brackets—figures under respiratory include deaths from late effects)
| Age groups | New Cases | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||||
| Under 1 | - | (-) | - | (-) | - | (-) | - | (-) |
| 1 to 4 | 1 | (-) | (-) | (-) | 1 | |||
| 5 to 9 | — | (—) | — | (—) | 2 | (—) | — | (—) |
| 10 to 14 | — | (-) | 2 | (—) | — | (—) | — | (-) |
| 15 to 19 | 2 | (-) | 3 | (—) | 1 | (—) | — | (-) |
| 20 to 24 | 1 | (-) | 1 | (-) | - | (-) | (-) | |
| 25 to 34 | 4 | (-) | 1 | (—) | 5 | (—) | — | |
| 35 to 44 | 2 | (-) | 1 | (—) | 3 | (—) | — | (-) |
| 45 to 54 | 3 | (1) | 1 | (2) | 2 | (1) | 4 | (—) |
| 55 to 64 | 3 | (-) | 2 | (-) | — | (1) | 3 | |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | (2) | 1 | (2) | — | (-) | — | (1) |
| Totals: | 18 | (3) | 12 | (4) | 13 | (2) | 8 | (1) |