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 Walthamstow]
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Poliomyelitis Vaccination
Category | Number of persona vaccinated | ||
---|---|---|---|
Salk Vaccine (2 doses) | Sabin Vaccine (3 doses) | ||
Children born in 1964 | 69 | 251 | |
" " " 1963 | 96 | 886 | |
" " " 1962 | 13 | 137 | |
" " " 1961 | 3 | 66 | |
" " " years 1943/60 | 18 | 305 | |
Persons born in years 1933/42 | 18 | 44 | |
Persons born before 1933 who were under 40 year and 'special' groups | 6 | 29 | |
Totals | 223 | 1,718 | |
Reinforcing doses | 2,079 |
B.C.G. Vaccination
Category | Number skin tested | Result of Heaf Test | Vaccinated with B.C.G. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tuberculin Positive | Tuberculin Negative | |||
School children | 1,255 | 149 | 1,106 | 1,106 |
Students attending further education establishments | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 1,255 | 149 | 1,106 | 1,106 |
Section 28 PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER CARE
Chiropody
New cases during year | Cases being treated at end of year | Clinic attendances during year | Domici1iary treatments during year | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-school children | 4 | 1 | 8 | — |
School children | 432 | 235 | 2,070 | — |
Expectant Mothers | — | — | — | — |
Physically handicapped | 4 | 4 | 21 | — |
Aged (over 65 years of age) | 373 | 1,647 | 8,083 | 891* |
Others | 597 | 2,898 | 10,971 | — |
Total | 1,410 | 4,785 | 21,153 | 891 |
*Including 219 at Welfare Committee's Establishments