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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
Tottenham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Type of Case | No. of new cases attended by home nurses during year | No. of cases remaining on register at end of year | No. of visits paid by home nurses during year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | P | Total | M | F | Total | ||
| Medical | 907 | 1,679 | 2, 586 | 172 | 452 | 624 | 76,572 |
| Surgical | 79 | 128 | 207 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 6,410 |
| Infectious Disease | - ' | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Tuberculosis | 77 | 57 | 134 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4,630 |
| Maternal complications | - | 19 | 19 | - | 1 | 1 | 158 |
| Totals 1955 | 1,063 | 1, 884 | 2, 947 | 197 | 479 | 676 | 87,774 |
| Totals 1954 | 1,093 | 1,830 | 2,923 | 211 | 401 | 612 | 75,923 |
Analysis of treatment given to new cases during 1955
| General Nursing Other treatments Inj ections | 655 840 1, 452 |
| Total | 2, 947 |
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
(Section 26)
Vaccination
The percentage of children under one year of age vaccinated
in 19 55 was 54.5%. This is the best it has ever been and
justifies the efforts of the medical and nursing staff in emphasising
to parents the importance of vaccination and in offering
vaccination in the clinics.
The following table records the number of persons known to have been vaccinated or re= vaccinated during lj55, oy general practitioners and clinic medical officers:;-
| Under 1 year | - 1 year | - 2-4 years | 5-14 years | 15 years and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of primary vaccinations | 1, 60 2 | 41 | 21 | 36 | 72 | 1,772 |
| No. of re-vaccinations | - | - | 4 | 27 | 266 | 297 |
Immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
In spite of continual efforts to secure the immunisation of
at least 75% of babies in the Area before their first birthday, it
has not yet proved possible to achieve this target. In fact