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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
Bermondsey 1944
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1944
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VACCINATION.
697 births were notified to the Vaccination Officer by the local
Registrars during 1943. The number of children successfully vaccinated
was 258, and the number in respect of whom statutory declarations
of conscientious objection were received was 152. The
percentage of children vaccinated to births notified was 37.02.
NURSING. The following table shows the number of patients nursed under the Council's Scheme by The St. Olave's (Bermondsey and Rotherhithe) District Nursing Association:—
| Disease | Cases | Visits |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 57 | 755 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 9 | 108 |
| Bronchitis | 16 | 201 |
| Influenza | 33 | 340 |
| Measles | 29 | 334 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 116 |
| Tuberculosis:— | m ._ | |
| (a) Respiratory System | 25 | 1,022 |
| (b) Other Forms | 3 | 33 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | – | – |
| Puerperal Fever | – | – |
| Pregnancy and Labour | 70 | 848 |
| Diseases of the Digestive System | 7 | 78 |
| Infantile Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 4 | 51 |
| Discharging Ears | 2 | 29 |
| Discharging Eyes | 22 | 284 |
| Post-operative cases:— | _ | _ |
| (a) Tonsils & Adenoids | – | – |
| (b) Other cases | – | – |
| Other diseases | 50 | 504 |
| Totals | 333 | 4,703 |