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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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SECTION 24
HEALTH VISITING
Health Visitors
During the year the Health Visitors made 18,532 visits to homes.
(a) To expectant mothers:-
First visits 227
Subsequent visits 175
(b) To children under 1 year of age -
First visits 1197
Subsequent visits 4623
(c) To children between the ages of 1 and 5
years -
First visits 320
Subsequent visits 5575
(d) Other visits -
Whooping cough —
Measles —
Ophthalmia neonatorum —
Discharging eyes 2
Diarrhoea 8
Puerperal Pyrexia 3
Children's Act 10
After deaths 51
After stillbirths 15
Miscellaneous 1209
Ineffective 2704
Old people 2390
Hospital follow-up 23
Pemphigus neonatorum —
SECTION 25
HOME NURSING
Number of new cases 1444
Number of visits paid to above 57616
SECTION 26
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION Vaccination against Smallpox
NUMBER OP 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 | 513 | 155 | 76 | 158 | 353 | 332 | 1587 |
| Number re-vaccinated | - | 1 | 3 | 19 | 180 | 546 | 749 |
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