London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Enfield 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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PERSONAL HEALTH
Tables relating to the Personal Health Services:
9 Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics:
Relaxation and Mothercraft Classes
10 Child Health Clinics
11 Dental Care (mothers and young children)
12 Midwives who notified intention to practise within borough
13 Care of Premature Infants
14 Health Visiting
15 Home Nursing
16 Vaccination and Immunisation:
Diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles
17 Vaccination and Immunisation: Smallpox
18 Vaccination and Immunisation : Children born in 1968
19 Vaccination and Immunisation: B.C.G. Vaccination
20 Tuberculosis: Chest clinics
21 Chiropody
22 Venereal Diseases
23 Smokers' Clinic
24 Mental Health: Patients under Local Health Authority Care
25 Mental Health: Patients referred to Health Department
26 Domestic Help
27 Development Plan
28 Blindness and Partial Sight
Clinics
Summary
Number of attendances at:
Ante-natal clinics 2,739
Post-natal clinics 266
Relaxation and Mothercraft classes 3,597
Child Welfare clinics 77,041
Number of Expectant and Nursing Mothers examined 37
Dental Care
Number of Children under five years of age examined 588
Midwifery
Number of Midwives who notified their intention to practise in the
borough 170
Number of Premature Babies born at home 23
Health Visiting
Number of home visits 42,106
Home Nursing
Number of visits and treatments 131,607
Vaccination and
Immunisation
(Persons under 16
years of age)
Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Poliomyelitis:
Number of persons who completed primary courses of immunisation
against one or more of these diseases 5,977
Reinforcing doses13,610
Measles : Number of persons immunised 2,951
Rubella: Number of persons vaccinated 300
Smallpox: Number of persons vaccinated 1,796
re-vaccinated 1,942
Prophylaxis, Care
and After-Care
Number of cases of Tuberculosis under treatment or supervision at
chest clinics :
Respiratory 1,611
Non-respiratory 213
Mental Health
Number of attendances at Chiropody clinics 8,218
Number of patients under Local Authority Care 516
Home Help
Number of patients referred to the Local Authority 767
Number of cases in which Domestic Help was provided 2,608
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