[Report 1973] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham.

  • Birmingham (England). Council.
Date:
1973
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Credit: [Report 1973] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PRIORITY IN REHOUSING ON MEDICAL GROUNDS During the year 10,775 recommendations were made to the Housing Department compared with 9,818 in 1972. In addition there were 242 cases in which, on enquiry, no medical condition was found and a large but un- recorded number of cases in which the applicant requested the Health Depart- ment to review his case but in which there was insufficient change in the circumstances to justify a further recommendation to the Housing Department. The figures given here do not include recommendations made from the Chest Clinic: these are recorded elsewhere in the report. APPLICATIONS ON GROUNDS OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS Points awardee i Immediate rehousing recom- mended Total appli- cations Per- centage of total Nil 10 20 30 Psychological disorders .. 530 1,747 361 160 7 2,805 26-03 Neurological disorders including fits 131 351 161 132 44 819 7-60 Chest disorders 552 775 250 153 27 1,757 16-31 Wounds 13 14 5 3 ! — 35 0-32 Blindness .. 42 no 94 60 5 311 2-89 Rheumatism and arthritis 150 390 237 270 53 1,100 10-21 Other orthopaedic disorders 119 179 124 69 9 500 4-64 Cardiovascular disorders 229 423 376 436 91 1,555 14-43 Other physical defects 94 91 84 34 18 321 2-98 Gastro-intestinal disorders 45 96 32 25 12 210 1-95 Genito-urinary disorders 43 85 24 15 — 167 1-55 General debility and disorders not otherwise classified.. 453 394 173 174 1 1,195 11-09 Totals 2,401 4,655 1,921 1,531 267 10,775 100%