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
Haringey 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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| Clinics | 1,782 | 1,886 |
| Private Surgeries | 1,278 | 1,424 |
| Domiciliary treatment | 1,231 | 1,290 |
| Waiting for clinic appointments | 52 | 76 |
| New patients on waiting list-Clinic | 69 | 150 |
| Patients referred to Home Nursing for nail cutting | 114 | |
| 1970 | 1971 | |
| Number of patients treated including school children | 4,461 | 4,760 |
| Number of treatments given at Clinics | 10,651 | 10,251 |
| At private surgeries | 6,747 | 6,668 |
| Domiciliary | 5,568 | 5,570 |
| School Children | 1,651 | 1,135 |
| Total Treatments | 24,617 | 23,624 |
| 1970 | 1971 | |
| New patients treated | ||
| at clinics | 648 | 336 |
| at private surgeries | 272 | 366 |
| at domiciliary | 247 | 369 |
| school children | 269 | 171 |
| Totals | 1,436 | 1,242 |
Vaccination against Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Poliomyelitis, Measles and Rubella
The following tables record the number of persons under the age of 16 known to have received a primary course
or a reinforcing dose during the year by general practitioners or clinic staff.
A. The number who completed a full course of primary immunisation
| Age at date of Immunisation | Triple | Dip/WC | Dip/Tet | Dip. | w.c. | Tet. | Polio (Sabin) | Meas. | Rubella | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 year | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 1 | - | 102 |
| 1-2 years | 1,706 | - | 202 | - | - | 2 | 1,910 | 1,092 | - | 4,912 |
| 2 - 4 years | 777 | 2 | 209 | - | - | 2 | 997 | 1,279 | - | 3,266 |
| 4-6 years | 30 | 1 | 364 | 10 | - | 24 | 427 | 293 | 2 | 1,151 |
| 6-16 years | 41 | - | 127 | 3 | - | 392 | 342 | 115 | 66 | 1,086 |
| TOTALS | 2,607 | 3 | 902 | 13 | - | 420 | 3,724 | 2,780 | 68 | 10,517 |
B. The number who received a reinforcing dose
| Age at date of Immunisation | Triple | Dip/WC | Dip/Tet | Dip | W.C. | Tet. | Polio (Sabin) | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 1 year | - | |||||||
| 1 - 2 years | 55 | - | 7 | - | - | 1 | 64 | 126 |
| 2 - 4 years | 153 | 1 | 113 | 1 | 1 | - | 252 | 521 |
| 4 - 6 years | 71 | 10 | 1,940 | 34 | 7 | 58 | 2,082 | 4,202 |
| 6-16 years | 28 | 8 | 649 | 11 | - | 572 | 1,252 | 2,520 |
| TOTALS | 307 | 19 | 2,709 | 46 | 8 | 630 | 3,650 | 7,369 |