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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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55
PERCENTAGE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IMMUNISED (1956)
5-year age group
Number examined 967
Number immunised 760
Percentage immunised 78.5
10-12+ age group
Number examined 3,321
Number immunised 2,666
Percentage immunised 80.3
14-year age group
Number examined 949
Number immunised 740
Percentage immunised 77.9
Protection against Whooping Cough
| Age at time of final injection | Children who completed a full course under the County Scheme | Records of combinec diphtheria-pertussis immunisations received | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By General practitioners | By County Staff | ||
| Under 6 months | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 6-12 months | 78 | 323 | 184 |
| 1 year | 48 | 206 | 54 |
| 2-4 years | 12 | 40 | 25 |
| 5 years and over | 5 | 12 | 13 |
| Total (primary courses) | 153 | 589 | 308 |
| Reinforcing injections | 33 | — | 66 |
SECTION 27
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Patients conveyed—
Stretcher Cases 4,860
Emergency Cases 3,460
Other Cases 29,908
Total mileage 152,590 miles
SECTION 28
PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER CARE
Foot Clinic
Male Female Children
First attendances 212 694 226
Total attendances 3,800 17,033 1,837
Tuberculosis
(a) Open Air Shelters
Number in use at end of year 2
Total number of visits to shelters by health
visitors or tuberculosis visitors 9