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

Newham 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Newham]

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Table: 3. Screening Tests for Hearing (By Health Visitors)

3. Screening Tests for Hearing (By Health Visitors)

196519661967196819691970
First Test258220263148285920961837
Re-Test185l84225196198112
Referred to Audiology Unit513962524331
Audiometric Tests Number of Children given test565256015516460062686428
Number failing test and given pure tone test14511572148081215982224
Number failing pure tone test and referred to Otologist578678517510586649
I- HEALTH VISITING
Cases Visited By Health Visitors Children under 1 Year of Age493952744793464743364099
Children 1-5 Years of Age1131610405109921086996369663
School Children (Number of Follow-up Visits)---319377-
Persons Aged 65 Years or Over1164843856891693793
Mentally Disordered Persons124121180127178162
Persons, Excluding Maternity Cases Discharged from Hospital557856163153141140
Number of Tuberculous Households Visited674549347261
Other Infectious Diseases - Household Visited114921283028
Other Cases5403536770297834778110101
Total Number of Cases236842292024083245832324425047
Number of Tuberculous Households Visited by Tuberculosis Health Vistors15901629192911881052817
J- MIDWIFERY
1.Domiciliary Confinements Attended
(a) Doctor Not Booked and(i) Present at Delivery)6853-64-
(ii) Not Present)382237
(b) Doctor Booked and(i) Present at Delivery)61264583774656
(ii) Not Present)459442374307
Total680698580547427370
2.Cases Attended - Hospital Discharges Before the Tenth Day289321549591444681