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Havering 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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A number of children under 16 years of age who were given
reinforced doses against each disease including those who
received combined antigens is given in the following table:—
TABLE 21
| Disease | No. of children who received a Re-inforcine dose | |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1967 | |
| Diphtheria | 6736 | 5569 |
| Pertussis | 2723 | 2140 |
| Tetanus | 7093 | 5418 |
| Poliomyelitis | 5829 | 4465 |
| Smallpox | 594 | 375 |
VENEREAL DISEASES
The number of new cases of infection included on the
returns for 1968 received from the Treatment Centre at Oldchurch
Hospital totalled 879 compared with 705 in 1967 as follows.
TABLE 22
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Syphilis | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| (b) Gonorrhoea | 129 | 94 | 35 |
| (c) Other conditions | 737 | 537 | 200 |
| TOTAL | 879 | 639 | 240 |
206 males and 45 females included under (c) above, were
found to require no treatment in the Centre.
The figures given above include persons who attended the
Centre but who reside in adjacent areas. Subtracting these
non-Havering residents and adding Havering residents included
on returns received from other treatment centres in London, the
net figures in respect of this Borough are as follows , the 1967
figures being appended for comparative purposes:—
1968 1967
Syphilis 4 2
Gonorrhoea 54 59
Other conditions 380 390
TOTAL 438 451
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