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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

Havering 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]

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Table: The proportion of children under one year of age who have received a primary course of immunisation is estimated to be:—

The proportion of children under one year of age who have received a primary course of immunisation is estimated to be:—

Diphtheria71%
Whooping Cough68%
Tetanus72%
Poliomyelitis81%

Table: RE-INFORCING DOSES Type of antigen

RE-INFORCING DOSES Type of antigen

Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus/Poliomyelitis1
Diphtheria/Pertussis/ Tetanus1,141
Diphtheria/Pertussis1
Diphtheria/Tetanus971
Diphtheria1,589
Pertussis390
Tetanus855
Poliomyelitis (Salk vaccine)30
(Sabin vaccine)2,983
Smallpox vaccination618

Table: The total number given re-inforcing doses against each disease, including those who received combined antigens, was as follows :—

The total number given re-inforcing doses against each disease, including those who received combined antigens, was as follows :—

Diphtheria3,703
Pertussis1,533
Tetanus2,968
Poliomyelitis3,014
Smallpox618

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PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER CARE
Recuperative Holidays
79 recommendations were received for recuperative holidays
under the prevention of illness, care and after-care arrangements.
71 of these patients availed themselves of the arrangements made
for their admission to various convalescent homes. The normal
period in each instance was two weeks, but in one instance the
patient returned after one week, and in two other cases, a period
of three weeks was recommended.
Milk for Tuberculous Patients
90 patients suffering from tuberculosis were supplied with a
pint of milk daily, free of charge, on the recommendation of the
Chest Physicians.
Care of the Tuberculous
The former Romford and Hornchurch Tuberculosis Care
Association, renamed the Havering Tuberculosis Care Association,
continued to provide extra nourishment grants, and other forms
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