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Staff Medical Examinations. 533 Medical examinations were
carried out by Local Authority Medical Staff in 1964.
Health Visiting. In his Annual Report for 1915, Dr. Alfred
Wright, The Medical Officer of Health reported:—
"The Romford Urban and Rural Councils have conjointly
appointed a Lady Health Visitor for the two districts combined.
This official will commence her duties on January 1st. I am
sanguine that her work will be highly beneficial."
Some two years later the Maternity & Child Welfare Act
1918 made it obligatory for local authorities to provide a Health
Visiting Service and a full-time Health Visitor was appointed by
the Romford Urban District Council in 1919. Thirteen years later,
in 1932, the establishment was increased to two. In 1964 the Staff
of Health Visitors in Romford numbered 21 and their visits totalled
over 21,500 as follows:—
Visits to Children under 5 years of age 15,912
Tuberculosis households 3,567
The aged 1,094
School children 367
Other cases 586
In addition to the above visits the Health Visitors attended
Clinic Sessions, and the majority also carried out School Nursing
duties.
Vaccination and Immunisation
Smallpox Vaccination. The following gives details of vaccinations
recorded.
1964 1963
Number of Primary Vaccinations at Clinics 442 92
Number of Primary Vaccinations by General
Practitioners 670 417
1,112 509
Number of Re-Vaccinations at Clinics 77 11
Number of Re-Vaccinations by General
Practitioners 571 504
648 515
Total Vaccinations and Re-Vaccinations 1,760 1,024
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