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
Wandsworth 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Council clinics | 2,476 | |
| General practitioners | 815 | |
| Total | 3,291 | |
| Tetanus immunization—cases completed:— | ||
| Primary courses:— | ||
| Council clinics | 4,863 | |
| General practitioners | 1,111 | |
| Total | 5,974 | |
| Reinforcing injections:— | ||
| Council clinics | 3,632 | |
| General practitioners | 1,068 | |
| Total | 4,700 | |
| Poliomyelitis vaccination—cases completed:— | ||
| Council clinics and general practitioners;— | ||
| Salk vaccine—primary courses:— | ||
| Born 1961-65 | 154 | |
| Born 1950-60 | 7 | |
| Over 15 years of age | 6 | |
| Total | 167 | |
| Salk vaccine — persons given reinforcing injections | 187 | |
| Sabin (oral) vaccine—primary courses:— | ||
| Born 1961-65 | 5,264 | |
| Born 1950-60 | 683 | |
| Over 15 years of age | 218 | |
| Total | 6,165 | |
| Sabin (oral) vaccine—persons given reinforcing doses | 2,393 | |
Recuperative Holidays
The following were sent away during the year under the Council's
scheme for providing holidays for adults and children needing
rest, good food and fresh air:—
Expectant and nursing mothers 6
Other adults 202
Children under five years, not attending school 35
School children, including nursery-school children 153
Chiropody
The Council provides about 50 foot clinics weekly where treatment
is provided for old people, expectant and nursing mothers,
and the physically handicapped. Where patients are able to walk
but unable to reach the clinic, arrangements are made for them to