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London County Council 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Child minders

Registered at end of the yearNo. of children minded
Statutory8(7)29 (26)
Voluntary142 (140)133 (131)

Home help service
Three areas employed the equivalent of 141 whole time home helps.
No. of cases receiving service at end of the year—1,621 (1,634).
Foot clinics
Three centres provided 3,207 sessions in the year. Attendances—23,642 (23,208).

Prophylaxis

PrimaryRe-vaccinations
Vaccination4,144 (4,277)250 (704)
Primary coursesReinforcing injections
Whooping Cough3,082 (3,492)202 (357)
Diphtheria3,665 (3,898)2,862 (4,989)
PoliomyelitisPersons given two injections—19,093 (6,605)

School health service

Type of sessionNo. of sessions a yearNo. of new casesNo. of attendances
Vision8305,270 (5,703)14,208 (13,472)
E.N.T.......31137 (134)282 (300)
Audiology47234 (211)374 (334)
Special Investigation341367 (282)2,809 (2,551)
Minor Ailments doctor2413,274 (4,287)34,638 (48,013)

School medical inspections (i) No. of children examined:

Routine26,700 (16,113)Special12,280 (12,574)
Re-inspections9,632 (8,942)Nurses hygiene98,500 (113,092)
(ii) Audiometry No. of children given:
Sweep test9,626 (-)Pure tone test561 (937)
Tuberculosis
Patients receiving diversional therapy at home40 (48)

DIVISION 4, comprising the boroughs of Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke
Newington.
Dr. S. King reports:
Woodberry
Down health
centre
The services provided at the health centre have been maintained during the year,
apart from a reduction of 11 general dental sessions owing to the withdrawal by the
London Executive Council of their second dental officer in March, 1958, and the
departure of the dental hygienist at the end of 1957.
One additional ophthalmologist's session was established during the year and four
additional dental sessions for schoolchildren.
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