Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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Third boosting dose 836
Fourth boosting dose 2,032
Smallpox Vaccination:
Primary vaccinations 826
Re-vaccinations 389
B.C.G. Vaccinations (School Children of 13 years plus):
Number vaccinated 853
Infective Hepatitis
4 cases were notified during the year as against 26 last year.
Tuberculosis
Respiratory: The number of new notifications decreased from 39
to 24.
Non-Respiratory: The notifications remained at 4. The site of infection
and age of the non-respiratory cases were as under:Jaw
Male 19
Cervical glands Female 44
Skin Female 21
Peritoneum Female 23
Inward Transfers: These totalled 21 as against 20 last year.
Deaths: There were 7 this year as compared with seven last year.
Cases on Register: The number of cases of tuberculosis on the
register at the end of the year was as follows:Respiratory:
Males 534
Females 435
Non-Respiratory:
Males 37
Females 29
Romford Chest Clinic.
Noted below is some information from the Consultant Chest
Physician:-
"The end of 1963 saw the retirement of Dr. Sidney Thompson as
Physician-in-Charge of the Romford Chest Clinic and his replacement by
Dr. Stanley Steel.
Dr. Thompson has spent 22 years' work in the chest services of this
area and I am sure that all his patients who have known his sympathy
and kindness, as well as the benefit of his professional skill, would
want to express every good wish to him in his retirement.
Apart from the continued work in the prevention and treatment of
tuberculosis in the combined areas of Romford Borough and Hornchurch
Urban District, the Romford Chest Clinic has been dealing with
an increasing number of non-tuberculous medical problems related to
the chest, and it is expected that this trend will continue.
At present there are approximately 1,500 notified cases of tuberculosis
in the area, but it is probable that this figure will show a steady
decline as the notifications of new cases continue to get fewer in number."