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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
Walthamstow 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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55.
IMMUNISATION
(a) Diphtheria-
Primary immunisations (children of school age) 200
Booster doses ( do. ) 1283
(b) Whooping Cough-
No. of school children immunised 42
(c) Poliomyelitis-
No. of children vaccinated (0 - 17 yrs.) 1844
| 1961 | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. invited | 2462 | 1704 |
| No. accepted | 1586 | 986 |
| Acceptance rate | 64.4 | 57.8 |
| Number of Heaf positive | 220 | 116 |
| Percentage positive | 14.5 | 11.7 |
| Number of Heaf negative | 1291 | 859 |
| Number absent | 75 | 11 |
| B.C.G. given | 1291 | 859 |
| Absent or not done | - | 1 |
| Conversion tests - positive | 761 | 555 |
| negative | - | 2 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Notifications | 5-14 years | |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1960 | |
| Measles | 625 | 83 |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 119 |
| Scarlet Fever | 82 | 116 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 7 |
| Dysentery | 20 | 64 |
| Tuberculosis | 3 | 2 |
| Pood Poisoning | 1 | 17 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | 4 |
| Meningitis | 1 | - |
SCHOOL MEALS SERVICE
Inspections by Public Health Inspectors - Schools 34
Kitchens 88
No. of milk samples taken (all satisfactory) 8