[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Kirkburton U.D.C.
- Kirkburton (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1970
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Kirkburton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CfflROPODY SERVICE During the year there was an increase of 566 in the number of patients receiving treatment and an increase of 1,426 in the number of treatments given. The proportion of handicapped persons and expectant mothers is very low but in fact, many handicapped persons are included in the Pensioner class. The extent to which treatment is being provided at more frequent intervals than every two months is very small (0.36 % of patients receiving treatment). During the year 2,225 patients made 10,523 attendances at treatment centres and 1,088 patients received 4,479 domiciliary visits. CLINIC DOMICILIARY Patients Attendances Patients Attendances (a) By Direct Service: Golcar 198 913 1 198 760 Slaithwaite 258 1,261 J Holmfirth .. 289 1,302 [ 282 1,058 Honley 87 421 J Kirkburton.. 63 274 ] Kirkheaton.. 91 543 V 178 726 Lepton 138 652 J Meltham .. 190 940 80 370 Scissett 235 1,122 120 525 Springhead 83 352 1 83 233 Uppermill .. 164 807 J Emley 81 339 26 126 (b) By Voluntary Assc. Dclph 102 479 27 112 Denshaw .. 34 164 3 14 Greenfield .. 78 337 51 337 Marsden 134 617 40 218 TOTAL .. 2,225 10,523 1,088 4,479 21a](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29536820_0045.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
