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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Tetanus immunization—cases completed : —
| Primary courses : — | |||
| Council clinics and schools | 5,080 | ||
| General practitioners | 1,205 | ||
| Total | 6,285 | ||
| Reinforcing injections : — | |||
| Council clinics and schools | 6,492 | ||
| General practitioners | 1,459 | ||
| Total | 7,951 | ||
| Poliomyelitis vaccination—cases completed : — | |||
| Primary courses : — | |||
| Council clinics and schools | 4,491 | ||
| General practitioners | 1,130 | ||
| Total | 5,621 | ||
| Reinforcing doses :— | |||
| Council clinics and schools | 6,960 | ||
| General practitioners | 1,333 | ||
| Total | 8,293 | ||
| Measles vaccination—cases completed : — | |||
| Council clinics and schools . | 1,033 | ||
| General practitioners | 624 | ||
| Total | 1,657 | ||
Note—Although diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus are
shown separately, the great majority of children receive
combined antigens which enable a primary course of
immunization to be given in only three injections.
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 17
Other adults 302
Children under school age 79
School-children, including nursery school-children 345
Chiropody
The Council provides about 50 weekly sessions at foot clinics
where treatment is provided for old people, expectant mothers,
mothers with children under one year, physically handicapped persons,
school-children and children below compulsory school age. In
addition, treatment is given in the surgeries of private chiropodists
acting on behalf of the Council. Where patients are able to walk