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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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The officers of the Committee were:
Mrs. B. Stradling
Mrs. M. Ward
Dr. H. O. Williams
Miss A. Phelps
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Honorary Treasurer
Welfare Officer and Secretary
CASES ON ISLINGTON CHEST CLINIC REGISTER
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 709 (795) | 421 (475) | 49 (48) | 50 (55) | 71 (65) | 87 (88) | 4 (5) | 3 (4) | 780 (860) | 508 (563) | 53 (53) | 53 (59) |
| GRAND TOTAL 1,394 (1,535) | |||||||||||
VISITING OF NEWLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS - YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1970
| COUNTRY where passport was issued as stated by Port Health Authority | Number of advice* notes received during the year from ports and airports relating to arrival of immigrants | Number of first† successful visits paid during the yearø |
|---|---|---|
| [COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES | ||
| Caribean | 113 | 119 |
| India | 93 | 82 |
| Pakistan | 55 | 51 |
| Other Asian | 51 | 43 |
| African | 183 | 154 |
| Other | 27 | 25 |
| TOTAL: | 522 | 474 |
| NON-COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES | ||
| European | 31 | 31 |
| Other | 72 | 62 |
| TOTAL: | 103 | 93 |
| GRAND TOTAL: | 625 | 567 |
* Advice of arrival of immigrant.
† First successful visit means the first time the local health authority officer established contact with the immigrant.
ø These successful visits do not necessarily relate to advice notes received within the same period.
It will be seen from the chart that 567 successful visits were paid to immigrant arrivals to the Borough
during 1970. These visits were paid by an officer of the former Welfare Department, and I should like to
record my thanks to the Director of Social Services.
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