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Hammersmith 1966

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

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Home Help Services
This service is run from two offices in the Borough, each of which has an Organiser
with appropriate supporting staff. The Southern area is served from 2—6 Fulham Broadway, S.W.6.
and the Northern from 48 Glenthorne Road, W.6.
The demandson the service continue to grow, and the principal difficulty is the shortage
of suitable Home Helps. This shortage is particularly acute in London, because wage rates for
Home Helps are lower than those in comparable employment. On the other hand, the Home Helps
feel that they belong to a service which is helping the community, and they also have a keen
sense of responsibility towards the persons they visit.
Number of cases receiving service at end of year = 1829 (1840).
Vaccination & Immunisation (National Health Service Act, 1946 — Section 26)
The following tables show details of the numbers of persons protected against diphtheria,
tetanus, whooping cough, smallpox and poliomyelitis during 1966.

Table: TABLE 1

TABLE 1

Diphtheria Immunisation
Primary CourseGiven by:-
born in 19661708Borough Medical Officers3041
born in 1965/631649General Practitioners753
born in 1962/59287
born in 1958/1150
Total:3794

Table: Reinforcing doses

Reinforcing doses

19661965-631962-591958-51Total
Diphtheria3249015697884850
Tetanus3248 515406064634
Pertussis2190163122365

Table: TABLE 2 The number of children referred to in Table 1 who received multiple antigens is as follows:-

TABLE 2 The number of children referred to in Table 1 who received multiple antigens is as follows:-

19661965-631962-591958-51Total
Diphtheria/Pertussis-----
Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus1576144130113058
Diphtheria/Tetanus131175251136693
Given by:-
Borough Medical Officers3037
General Practitioners714Grand Total3751

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