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Hammersmith 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Table: Table 34. Domiciliary Midwifery:

Table 34. Domiciliary Midwifery:

Table 34. Domiciliary Midwifery:
Number of confinements:
a) Brought Midwives397
b) Hospital districts108
Ante-natal and post-natal sessions First attendances this year (1965)
a) Ante-natal1,248
b) Post-natal9
Total attendances4,742
Number of premature infront born during 1965350
Number of premature infront48

Table: Table 35.

Table 35.

Table 35.
First visits to:
a) Children born in 19654,498
b) Children born in 19645,513
c) Children born in 1960-6310,066
d) Persons aged 65 and over255
e) Mentally discovererd125
f) Persons discharged from hospital (other than Mental Hospital)341
g)Infectious households (other than TB )119
Total Visits (Including13,838 unsuccessful.)70,340

Table: Table 36. Family Planning Sessions:

Table 36. Family Planning Sessions:

Table 36. Family Planning Sessions:
First attendance465
Total attendances1,445
Mothercraft and Relaxation Sessions:
Total attendances1,454

Table: Table 37. Child Welfare and Toddlers Sessions:

Table 37. Child Welfare and Toddlers Sessions:

Table 37. Child Welfare and Toddlers Sessions:
First attendances this year of children
a) Born in 19653,436
b) Born in 19642,507
Total attendances at
a) Child Welfare Sessions44,042
b) Toddlers Sessions4,864

Table: Table 38. Vaccination and Immunisation:

Table 38. Vaccination and Immunisation:

Table 38. Vaccination and Immunisation:
1,948
— Re-vaccinations75
Diphtheria — Primary Course3,723
— Reinforcing injections5,143
Whooping Cough — Primary Course3,022
— Reinforcing injections2,262
Tetanus — Primary Course3,851
— Reinforcing injections4,425
Poliomyelitis — Primary Course4,394
— Reinforcing doses1,627

Table: Table 39. Home Nursing:

Table 39. Home Nursing:

Table 39. Home Nursing:
New patients visited—
a) Medical2,801
b) Surgical529
c) Tuberculosis108
d) Maternity84
e) Mental ill-health6
Total visits110,615

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