Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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DIPHTHERIA
Table 64
Immunisation
Age at 31.12.58 | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5—9 | 10—14 | Totals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Courses completed (primary or boosting) during last 5 years 1954-58 | 323 | 1,273 | 1,354 | 1,134 | 1,419 | 4,197 | 515 | 10,215 |
Courses completed (primary or boosting) during the period 1944-53 | - | - | - | - | - | 4,920 | 11,683 | 16,603 |
Approximate number of children (end of 1958) 0— 5 13,725
5—15 21,654
35,379
Table 65
Class | No. who had received two injections |
---|---|
Children born 1943 to 1958 | 18,533 |
Young persons born 1933 to 1942 | 828 |
Expectant mothers | 440 |
General practitioners and their families | 61 |
Ambulance staff and their families | — |
Hospital staff, medical students, and their families, vaccinated by general practitioner | 44 |
Total | 19,906 |
HOME HELPS
Table 66
Cases: Home Helps
Cases receiving help at | No. of new cases helped during | No. of cases receiving help at | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.1.58 | 1.1.57 | 1958 | 1957 | 31.12.58 | 31.12.57 | |
Maternity | 1 | 2 | 63 | 86 | 9 | 5 |
Tuberculosis | 12 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
Chronic sick and aged | 488 | 522 | 216 | 253 | 520 | 513 |
Others | 45 | 45 | 110 | 86 | 65 | 50 |
Totals | 546 | 596 | 396 | 430 | 605 | 583 |