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
Ilford 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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of their application, and other special groups of the population,
including practising dentists and also certain public
health staff, together with their families. Registration of
the older age group, although not high, has been steady and
has been comparable with the "young adult" group.
The general practitioners have continued to play an
important part in the scheme and most of those practising
in the Area are participating.
The statistics given below show the vaccinations carried out by our medical staff:-
| Premises | No. of Sessions | Injections given | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | ||
| Public Health Offices | 81 | 2,009 | 2,138 | 4,056 |
| Mayesbrook Clinic | 49 | 1,393 | 1,441 | 2,156 |
| Manford Way Clinic | 30 | 480 | 490 | 913 |
| Newbury Hall | 15 | 244 | 247 | 551 |
| Marks Gate Clinic | 8 | 23 | 24 | 29 |
| Village Homes | 2 | 51 | 57 | 151 |
| Factories | 24 | 964 | 894 | 316 |
| Totals | 209 | 5, 164 | 5,291 | 8, 172 |
The medical staff at the Village Homes, Barkingside
also held five sessions there, carrying out a total of 306
second and 74 third injections, and the Honorary Medical
Officer of the Ilford Football Club vaccinated 12 members of
the Club (primary course of two injections).