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

Sutton 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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CHIROPODY SERVICE
The following groups are eligible for chiropody under the Council's scheme.
(i) Elderly persons, i.e. persons of pensionable age, receiving retirement
pensions.
(ii) Handicapped persons including registered blind and partially sighted
(iii) Expectant mothers.

Table: The following cases were treated at sessions held at the majority of the Council's clinics, at day centres, as well as at the Council's old people's homes and old people's homes run by voluntary organisations, and also at chiropodist's surgeries.

The following cases were treated at sessions held at the majority of the Council's clinics, at day centres, as well as at the Council's old people's homes and old people's homes run by voluntary organisations, and also at chiropodist's surgeries.

19711970
Total number of cases attended18301685
Total number of treatments92478217

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Where the elderly or handicapped person is unable to attend the clinic, domiciliary
visits are made and 4929 (4097) visits were made in 1971.
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