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 1971
[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
Summary
Number of attendances at:
Clinics
Ante-natal clinics 2,626
Post-natal clinics 276
Relaxation and Mothercraft classes 3,573
Child Welfare clinics 75,661
Dental Care
Number of Expectant and Nursing Mothers examined 29
Number of Children under five years of age examined 598
Midwifery
Number of Midwives who notified their intention to practise in
the borough 175
Number of Premature Babies born at home 17
Health Visiting
Number of home visits 37,191
Home Nursing
Number of visits and treatments 145,736
Vaccination and
Immunisation
(Persons under 16 years
of age)
Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Poliomyelitis:
Number of persons who completed primary courses of
ation against one or more of these diseases 6,946
Reinforcing doses 10,806
Measles: Number of persons immunised 2,213
Rubella: Number of persons vaccinated 2,872
Prophylaxis, Care
and After-Care
Number of cases of Tuberculosis under treatment, supervision
or observation at the chest clinic at 31 st December 1971:
Respiratory 1,523
Non-respiratory 213
Number of attendances at Chiropody clinics 8,283
Mental Health
Number of patients under Local Authority Care at 31st March
1971 588
Number of patients referred to the Local Authority during
period 1st January - 31st March 1971 131
HomeHelp
Number of cases in which Domestic Help was provided during
period 1st January - 31st March 1971 2,102
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