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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
Chigwell 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Imnunisations against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus,
poliomyelitis, smallpox and tuberculosis have continued as before, with
satisfactory results: Notifications of all these diseases amounted to
only 37 whooping cough and 6 tuberculosis; admissions to hospital 6j
deaths 3, which were all cases of tuberculosis.
RE-HOUSING PRIORITY ON MEDICAL GROUNDS
111 requests for priority for re-housing on medical grounds were referred to me for assessment, usually supported by a doctor's written certificate. Each case was fully investigated and my recommendations were as follows:-
| Diseases or Conditions | Total Applicants | Priority Recommended | Priority Not recommended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asthma, bronchitis, catarrhal diseases etc. | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Blood pressure | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Heart disease | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Nervous disease (anxiety states, neurasthenia, neurosis etc,) | 31 | 13 | 18 |
| Rheumatism | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Tuberculosis | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other diseases | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Other conditions | 25 | 10 | 15 |
| 111 | 61 | 50 | |
| Figures for 1963 were | 110 | 34 | 76 |
| „ „ 1964 „ | 113 | 49 | 64 |
| „ „ 1965 „ | 89 | 46 | 43 |
| „ „ 1966 „ | 90 | 46 | 44 |
The 50 applicants not recommended for medical priority include
(1) Illness not aggravated by housing conditions; (2) Temporary
indispositions; (3) Those pleading the discomforts of overcrowding and
structural defects (i.e. grounds other than medical); (4) Repeated
requests already assessed.
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