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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
Stoke Newington 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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| Formal Notifications | ||||||||||||||
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| Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis | ||||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total (all ages) | |
| Respiratory,Males | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 25 |
| Respiratory, Females | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Non-Respiratory, Males | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Non Respiratory, Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
The following is a summary of the new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the past 10 years:
| Year | Population | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 50,470 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| 1956 | 50,420 | 51 | 4 | 55 |
| 1957 | 50,480 | 35 | 4 | 39 |
| 1958 | 50,480 | 44 | 3 | 47 |
| 1959 | 50,200 | 44 | 4 | 48 |
| 1960 | 50,240 | 38 | 6 | 44 |
| 1961 | 52,180 | 45 | 3 | 48 |
| 1962 | 52,950 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 1963 | 52,830 | 27 | 9 | 36 |
| 1964 | 53,330 | 37 | 8 | 45 |
CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS PERSONS
The Number of Stoke Newington residents cleansed at the Islington Treatment
Centre during 1964 was as follows:-
Verminous Conditions Cases Treatments
Adults 11 11
Children under 5 4 4
Scabies
Adults 25 41
Children under 5 19 29
The treatment of school-children is carried out by the London County
Council at their school treatment centres.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection Staff during the year:-
| Cases disinfected after:- | |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 |
| Tuberculosis | 6 |
| Meningitis, Suspected | 2 |
| Cancer | 1 |
| Other Diseases | 17 |
| Total Number of Rooms disinfected | 32 |
| Articles | 11 |
| Books | 300 |
| Verminous Rooms | 105 |
| Verminous Articles | 21 |
| Beetles, etc, | 33 |
| Wasps' Nests destroyed | 23 |
INCONTINENT LAUNDRY SERVICE
This service is available to aged or infirm residents in the borough who
are incontinent and unable to arrange for the laundering of their bed linen etc.
During the year 4,181 articles of soiled bedding were laundered