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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
Leyton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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(d)Other visits :—
Whooping cough —
Measles —
Ophthalmia neonatorum 12
Discharging eyes 1
Diarrhoea 5
Puerperal Pyrexia 4
Children's Act 12
After deaths 16
After stillbirths 26
Miscellaneous 1,235
Ineffective 3,124
Old people 2,292
Hospital follow-up 20
Pemphigus neonatorum —
SECTION 25
HOME NURSING
Number of new cases 1,582
Number of visits paid to above 50,940
SECTION 26
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Vaccination against Smallpox.
NUMBER OF PERSONS VACCINATED (OR RE-VACCINATED)
| Age at date of Vaccination | Under 6 months | 6-12 months | 1 year | 2-4 years | 5-14 years | 15 years and over | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Vaccinated | 437 | 137 | 39 | 23 | 29 | 61 | 726 |
| Number re-Vaccinated | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 142 | 155 |
| Age (in years) at final injection | Children* who completed a full course of primary immunisation during the year | Children* who were given a reinforcing injection during the year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By General Practitioners | By County Staff | By General Practitioners | By County Staff | |
| Under 1 | 322 | 310 | — | — |
| 157 | 247 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2 | 41 | 25 | 34 | 5 |
| 3 | 35 | 14 | 42 | 16 |
| 4 | 27 | 7 | 85 | 61 |
| 5-9 | 116 | 39 | 591 | 424 |
| 10-14 | 75 | 17 | 276 | 331 |
| Total | 773 | 659 | 1052 | 840 |
Including temporary residents.