Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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patients with appliances instead of adhesive dressings and this is
proving to be very successful.
The Council raised the charge for chiropody treatment from
37p to 40p as from the 1st April, 1971, for those not receiving
a supplementary benefit.
Vaccination and Immunisation
Smallpox ceased to be recommended as a routine procedure.
Rubella and B.C.G. were offered routinely—as is mentioned in
the Annual Report of the School Health Service.
Primary Courses completed:
Year of Birth | Others Under 16 | Total | |||||
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1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1964-7 | |||
— | |||||||
Reinforcing doses: | |||||||
— | |||||||
— | |||||||
— | |||||||
— |
Comparative Statistics:
Percentage of children born in 1969 and vaccinated by 31.12.71.
Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Poliomyelitis | |
---|---|---|---|
78 | 80 | 80 | |
81 | 82 | 89 |
HEALTH VISITING
Miss B. N. Chandler, s.r.n., s.c.m., h.v.cert.
Dip.Soc.Studies (Lond.)
(1) Staff
Although the establishment was 47 in January, 1971, there
were only 40 Health Visitors in post of whom two were half time
and three worked a 4 day week. There were five sponsored
Students who qualified in September and joined the staff. There
were three retirements. Two Qualified Health Visitors were
appointed on a full time basis and two on a part time basis and