London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bethnal Green 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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(2) Ante-natal and Post-natal clinics
Ante-natal consultations:-
No. of women who attended during year 242
No. of new cases included above 195
Total attendances 1,232
No. of women who attended for post-natal
consultations 96
(3) Health Visitors
No. of children (aged 0-4 inc.) visited during year 3,442
No. of children under one year of age visited for
the first time 720
Total visits to children under 1 year of age 4,118
Total visits to children aged 1 year and under 2 years 2,333
Total visits to children aged 2 years and under 5 years 5,083
No. of expectant mothers visited 347
Total visits to expectant mothers 761
(4) Care of Expectant Mothers
No. of premature live births 66
No. of such infants who died within 28 days of birth 8
(5) Child Minders (Daily Guardians)
No. of Child Minders - Statutory
Voluntary 23
No. of children minded - Statutory
Voluntary 20
(6) Diphtheria Immunisation
No. of children who completed a full course of
primary immunisation:- under 5 years of age 773
5 to 15 years of age 131
No. of children given a reinforcing injection 745
(7) Vaccination
No. of children successfully vaccinated or re-vaccinated 379