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Camberwell 1945
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell annual (abridged) report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1945
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NUMBER OF BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS PERFORIED 1945.
| Swabs for diphtheria | 864 |
| Sputa for tubercle | 994 |
| Milks | 45 |
| Ice Creams | 5 |
| Faeces for Typhoid Group | 5 |
| „ „ sonne Dysentery | 10 |
| „ „ Ova of parasites | 2 |
| „ „ Food Poisoning | 1 |
| Miscellaneous specimens | 31 |
| Total | 1957 |
RETURN OF WORK OF THE VACCINATION OFFICER 1945.
| No. of names received in birth lists | 2328 |
| Certificates of Successful Vaceination received | 1446 |
| „ „ Postponement received | 16 |
| „ „ Insusceptibility received | 5 |
| Statutory Declarations, of Objection received | 574 |
IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA.
A continuous campaign was conducted throughout the year by means
of poster displays, sending birthday cards to children on reaching
their first birthday and by personal contact with parents of children
in the susceptible age groups by Health Visitors and Sanitary Inspectors,
urging acceptance of the facilities provided by the Council for
protective treatment against diphtheria. The result of these aetivities
is shown in the following table.
Summary of persons immunised 1945.
0 - 5. yrs 5 - 15 yrs Total
1. At Borough Council Clinies etc. 1161 20 1181
2. At L.C.C. schools and Clinics. 56 405 461
3. Under Private Practitioners Scheme 42 9 51
Totals. 1259 434 1693
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Infant Welfare Centres – Clinic Attendances etc. 1945.
| Attendances of Children (i) Under 1 year | 25,869 |
| (ii) Between 1 & 5 years | 7,928 |
| Miscellaneous attendances | 1,837 |
| Total attendances | 35,634 |
| Analysis of Attendances – | |
| Doctors' Consultations | 10,407 |
| Seen by Health Visitor | 23,390 |
Health Visitors – Record of Visits. 1945.
| No. of Births reported in the area | 1.984 |
| Visits to Expectant Mothers | 1,052 |
| „ „ Post-natal Mothers | 1,831 |
| „ „ Children- | |
| (I) Under 1 year | 6,854 |
| (ii) Between 1 & 5 years | 9,749 |
| Total | 16,605 |
| Miscellaneous Visits | 2,472 |
| Total Visits | 21,958 |