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Leyton 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: SECTION 24 - HEALTH VISITINGHealth VisitorsDuring the year the Health Visitors made 17,756 visits to homes . (a) To expectant mothers:-

SECTION 24 - HEALTH VISITING

Health Visitors

During the year the Health Visitors made 17,756 visits to homes . (a) To expectant mothers:-

First visits234
Subsequent visits144
(b) To children under 1 year of age:-
First visits1224
Subsequent visits3810
(c) To children between the ages of 1 and 5 years:-
First visits112
Subsequent visits5142
(d) Other visits:-
Whooping cough-
Measles-
Ophthalmia neonatorum4
Discharging eyes-
Diarrhoea13
Puerperal Pyrexia3
Childrens Act19
After deaths99
After stillbirths17
Miscellaneous1664
Ineffective2472
Old people2720
Hospital follow-up78
Pemphigus neonatorum1

Table: SECTION 25 - HOME NURSING

SECTION 25 - HOME NURSING

Number of new cases1207
Number of visits paid to above51,709

Table: SECTION 26 - VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATIONVaccination against SmallpoxNUMBER OF PERSONS VACCINATED (OR RE-VACCINATED)

SECTION 26 - VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION

Vaccination against Smallpox

NUMBER OF PERSONS VACCINATED (OR RE-VACCINATED)

Age at date of VaccinationUnder 6 months6-12 months1 Year2-4 Years5-14 Years15 Years and overTotal
Number vaccinated6898525222954904
Number re-vaccinated---258794

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