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

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Bethnal Green 1962

[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 241
No. of new cases included above 190
Total attendances 1,213
No.of women who attended for post-natal
consultations 80
(3) Health Visitors
No. of children (aged 0-4 inc.) visited during year 1,875
No. of children under one year of age visited for
the first time 719
Total visits to children under 1 year of age 2 ,772
Total visits to children aged 1 year and under 2 years 1,411
Total visits to children aged 2 years and under 5 years 3 ,092
No. of expectant mothers visited for the first time 272
Total visits to expectant mothers 633
(4) Care of Expectant Mothers
No. of premature live births 70
No. of such infants who died within 28 days of birth 11
(5) Child Minders (Daily Guardians)
No. of Child Minders - Statutory
Voluntary 16
No. of children minded - Statutory
Voluntary 18
(6) Diphtheria Immunisation
No. of children who completed a full course of
primary immunisation :- under 5 years of age 545
5 to 15 years of age 178
No.of children given a reinforcing injection 742
(7) Vaccination
No. of children successfully vaccinated or re-vaccinated 4 ,413