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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
Barking 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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assist the doctors and health visitors in carrying out treatment in
all our clinics, and also help with school nursing duties. Their
work contributes largely to the many services which are conducted
from our Welfare Centres.
Home Nursing
This service, together with approximately half of the domiciliary
midwifery service, is still administered from the County Training
Home at Leytonstone.
During 1964 because of the shortage of hospital beds an increasing
proportion of acute medical cases were cared for in their own
homes.
Vaccination and Immunisation
Details of persons protected under the County Council's Scheme
for vaccination and immunisation are given below:-
SMALLPOX
| Primary | Re-Vaccination | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Doctors | 171 | 139 | 310 | |
| Clinics | 430 | 20 | 450 | |
| Total | 601 | 159 | 760 | |
POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION
(Booster Doses Shown in Brackets)
| Salk Vaccine | Sabin Vaccine | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (By Injection) | (By mouth) | ||
| Family Doctors | 4 (40) | 357 (433) | 361 (473) |
| Clinics | - ( 1) | 771 (919) | 771 (920) |
| Total | 4 (41) | 1128 (1352) | 1132 (1393) |