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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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The following table shows the work carried out during the year:-
| 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 | F | Total | M | F | Total | ||
| Medical | 815 | 1556 | 2371 | 196 | 606 | 802 | 77942 |
| Surgical | 49 | 92 | 141 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 5139 |
| Infectious Disease | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Tuberculosis | 39 | 26 | 65 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4177 |
| Maternal complications | - | 32 | 32 | - | - | - | 589 |
| Totals 1957 | 903 | 1707 | 2610 | 220 | 627 | 847 | 87851 |
| Totals 1956 | 1013 | 1765 | 2778 | 229 | 488 | 717 | 82698 |
| Totals 1955 | 1063 | 1884 | 2947 | 197 | 479 | 676 | 87774 |
Analysis of treatment given to new cases during 1957
| General Nursing | 670 |
| Other treatments | 747 |
| Injections | 1193 |
| Total | 2610 |
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
(Section 26)
Vaccination against Smallpox
This work was stimulated by the outbreak of smallpox which
occurred in Tottenham during the summer as the result of which
the percentage of children under one year of age vaccinated against
smallpox rose to 6141
The following table records the number of persons known t have been vaccinated or re-vaccinated during the year by genera 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 | 1992 | 337 | 888 | 3656 | 3452 | 10325 |
| No. of re-vaccinations | 20 | 16 | 183 | 1129 | 3230 | 4578 |
Immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
As a result of an investigation by the Medical Research
Council into provocation poliomyelitis following certain injections,
the use of a combined vaccine against diphtheria and whooping
cough was discontinued during the year This has naturally
increased the clinical and administrative work and has made the