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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Age | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 23 | 13 |
| 5-15 | 24 | 23 |
| 16-39 | 49 | 114 |
| 40-64 | 188 | 300 |
| 65 and over | 439 | 995 |
| 723 | 1445 |
Cases attended during the year were referred from the following sources:-
General practitioners 1571
Hospitals 575
Chest Physicians 9
Public Health Department 4
Direct 9
The following table shows the work of the home nurses during the year.-
| Type of Case | Number of new cases attended by home nurses during year | Number of cases on register at end of year | Number of visits paid by home nurses during year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | ||
| Medical | 489 | 837 | 1326 | 120 | 388 | 508 | 59936 |
| Surgical | 83 | 152 | 235 | 17 | 60 | 77 | 11230 |
| Infectious Diseases | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 35 |
| Tuberculosis | 21 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3010 |
| Maternal Complications | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 94 |
| Totals 1962 | 594 | 1020 | 1614 | 145 | 450 | 595 | 74305 |
| Totals 1961 | 609 | 1105 | 1714 | 129 | 425 | 554 | 73570 |
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
(Section 26)
Vaccination against Smallpox
The percentage of children under one year of age vaccinated against smallpox during
the year was 54 1% compared with 49 6% for 1961.
The following table records the number of persons known to have been vaccinated or re-vaccinated during the year by general practitioners and clinic medical officers -
| Under 1 year | 1 year | 2 - 4 years | 5 - 14 years | 15 years and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of primary vaccinations | 2479 | 464 | 854 | 2184 | 4457 | 10438 |
| Number of re-vaccinations | 56 | 29 | 344 | 2679 | 11230 | 14338 |