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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
East Ham 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| No, of children who completed a course of inoculation with pertussis vaccines (including alum-precipitated vaccines and vaccines combined with diphtheria prophylactic). | Totle. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, at date of final Injection. | |||
| Under 1 year | 1- 4 years | 5-14 years | |
+ Including infectious diseases.
NOTE. - In addition to the above, it was necessary during the year under
review for cars to be hired from a private hire firm in the
district on 41 occasions involving 48 patients, and from the
Corporation's Transport Department, on 115 occasions Involving
151 patients.
The Council have no arrangements with the Hospital Car Service.
Mutual assistance arrangements existed throughout the year
between the Authority and the L.C.C., West Ham and the Essex C.C., and
particulars are as follows:-
L.C.C.
| Age at 31/12/50 i.e. Born in Year | Under 1 1950 | 1 1949 | 2 1948 | 3 1947 | 4 1946 | 5 to 9 1941-1945 | 10 to 14 1936-1940 | Total under 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,416 | 1,800 | 1,666 | ||||||
/ Journeys and mileage included in tables 31 and 32
+ Journeys and mileage not included in tables 31 and 32.
| No. of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinsted during 1950 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at date of vaccination | |||||
| Under 1 | 1 - 4 | 5-14 | 15 or over | ||