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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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PERSONAL HEALTH
(a) Completed primary courses
| Type of vaccine | Year of Birth | Others under age 16 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1965/68 | |||
| 1. Quadruple DTPP | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | _ |
| 2. Triple DPT | 46 | 1,928 | 829 | 41 | 20 | 3 | 2,867 |
| 3. Diphtheria/Pertussis | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| 4. Diphtheria/Tetanus | — | 156 | 105 | 20 | 91 | 22 | 394 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 6. Pertussis | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — |
| 7. Tetanus | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 625 | 629 |
| 8. Salk | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| 9. Sabin | 23 | 2,057 | 944 | 66 | 146 | 160 | 3,396 |
| 10. Measles | — | 946 | 902 | 135 | 178 | 15 | 2,176 |
| 11. Rubella | — | — | — | — | — | 2,188 | 2,188 |
| 12. Lines 1+2+3+4+5 (Diphtheria) | 46 | 2,084 | 934 | 61 | 114 | 25 | 3,264 |
| 13. Lines 1+2+3+6 (Whooping Cough) | 46 | 1,928 | 829 | 41 | 20 | 3 | 2,867 |
| 14. Lines 1+2+4+7 (Tetanus) | 46 | 2,084 | 934 | 62 | 114 | 650 | 3,890 |
| 15. Lines 1+8+9 (Polio) | 23 | 2,057 | 944 | 66 | 146 | 160 | 3,396 |
(b) Reinforcing doses
| Type of vaccine | Year of Birth | Others under age 16 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1965/68 | |||
| 1. Quadruple DTPP | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 2. Triple DPT | — | 44 | 43 | 14 | 335 | 54 | 490 |
| 3. Diphtheria/Pertussis | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Diphtheria/Tetanus | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2,762 | 137 | 2,917 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 6. Pertussis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Tetanus | — | — | 1 | 6 | 172 | 345 | 524 |
| 8. Salk | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Sabin | — | 20 | 44 | 10 | 3,192 | 547 | 3,813 |
| 10. Lines 1+2+3+4+5 (Diphtheria) | — | 46 | 52 | 21 | 3,114 | 192 | 3,425 |
| 11. Lines 1+2+3+6 (Whooping cough) | — | 44 | 43 | 14 | 335 | 54 | 490 |
| 12. Lines 1+2+4+7 (Tetanus) | — | 46 | 53 | 27 | 3,269 | 536 | 3,931 |
| 13. Lines 1+8+9 (Polio) | — | 20 | 44 | 10 | 3,192 | 547 | 3,813 |
(21)
| Men | Women | Children | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Tuberculosis | ||||
| (a) Cases of tuberculosis under treatment, supervision or observation at 31st December 1972 | ||||
| Respiratory | 767 | 597 | 138 | 1,502 |
| Non-respiratory | 80 | 133 | 14 | 227 |
| (b)Cases of respiratory tuberculosis (whether notified or not) new to the clinic (but excluding transfers from other clinics) during the year ended 31st December 1972: | ||||
| Non-bacteriologically confirmed | 55 | 46 | 26 | 127 |
| Bacteriologically confirmed | 9 | 7 | - | 16 |
| (c) Cases of non-respiratory tuberculosis (whether notified or not) new to the clinic (but excluding transfers from other clinics) during the year ended 31st December 1972: | 8 | 8 | - | 16 |
| (d)Cases included in (a) above, whose broncho-pulmonary secretion was positive during the year | 24 | |||