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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
Edmonton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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IMMUNISATION.
As and from 5th July, 1948, immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough became the responsibility of the Middlesex County Council.
Set out below are details of the Treatment given during 1956:—
| Age | Children who completed a full course of primary immunisation | Children given a reinforcing injection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough only | Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough only. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| Under 1 | 45 | 662 | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | 38 | 118 | 1 | — | — | - |
| 2—4 | 34 | 54 | 3 | 73 | 249 | - |
| 5—14 | 132 | 12 | — | 1.023 | 86 | — |
| 15 and over | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 249 | 846 | 4 | 1,096 | 335 | — |
CANCER.
The incidence of Cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under.
| Males | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Breast | — | 24 |
| Uterus | — | 4 |
| Lung, Bronchus | 55 | 8 |
| Stomach | 13 | 13 |
| All other sites | 45 | 52 |
| 113 | 101 |
WELFARE OF OLD PEOPLE
The Edmonton Welfare Association consists of members of the Borough
Council and Voluntary Organisations together with representatives of the
old people's clubs. The Borough Council's Welfare Officer acts as Welfare
Organiser to the Association.
The Association's primary purpose is to co-ordinate the activities of the
aforementioned bodies within one organisation, but it must be made quite
clear that its acitvities in no way take the place of the services provided
by the Middlesex County Council, but are in fact complementary thereto.
Set out below is a brief report of some of the Welfare Services now
in operation, the information being extracted from the Annual Report of
the Association:—
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