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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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IMMUNISATION
| Primary Immunisations (children of school age) | 164 |
| Booster doses ( do. ) | 813 |
| No* of school children immunised | 29 |
| No. of school children immunised | 1082 |
| No. invited | 2161 |
| No. accepted | 1315 |
| Acceptance rate | 60.9 |
| Number of Heaf positive | 149 |
| Percentage positive | 11.1 |
| Number of Heaf negative | 1106 |
| Number absent | 60 |
| B.C.G. given | 1106 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| No tificati ons | - 5-14 yearw | |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1963 | |
| Measles | 19 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 23 | 13 |
| Scarlet Fever | 62 | 20 |
| Pneumonia | - | - |
| Dysentery | 20 | 19 |
| Tuberculosis | 5 | 1 |
| Pood Poisoning | 4 | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 |
SCHOOL MEALS SERVICE
Inspections by Public Health Inspectors - Schools 16
Kitchens 31
No. of milk samples taken (all satisfactory) 10