London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Barking 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: The following table shows the help given to various categories during 1957 and 1958:—

The following table shows the help given to various categories during 1957 and 1958:—

CategoryCases HelpedHours of Service
1957195819571958
Maternity47473,5243,454
Acute Sick25121,833823
Tuberculosis22214,0094,552
Chronic Sick10610620,76924,351
Aged chronic sick22525537,85149,273
Aged15310629,13920,490
Others33411844
58155097,536103,787

Text

Copy text to clipboard

Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Immunisation
The number of children receiving primary courses of immunisation
during the year was as follows:—

Table: DIPHTHERIA

DIPHTHERIA

Family doctorsClinicsTotal
Separate3086511,159
Combined with whooping cough239-239
Total diphtheria5476511,198

Table: WHOOPING COUGH

WHOOPING COUGH

Family doctorsClinicsTotal
Separate95302397
Combined with diphtheria239—239
Total whooping cough334302636

Text

Copy text to clipboard

Page 20