London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1960
[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 18,170 visits to homes.
(a) To expectant mothers:-
First visits 353
Subsequent visits 240
(b) To children under 1 year of age: -
First visits 1282
Subsequent visits 3839
(c) To children between the ages of 1 and 5
years:-
First visits 197
Subsequent visits 5163
(d) Other visits:-
Children's Act 12
After deaths 88
After stillbirths 25
Miscellaneous 1741
Ineffective 3071
Old People 2857
Hospital follow-up 107
SECTION 25 - HOME NURSING
Number of new cases 956
Number of visits to patients 50,771
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 | 619 | 98 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 65 | 869 |
| Number re-vaccinated | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 135 | 146 |
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