London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chingford 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
This page requires JavaScript
35.
immunisation against whooping cough to be available at the clinics
in the borough.
We now have an immunising agent of proved value and so it is
hoped that in the course of the next few years the incidence of
this disease will fall appreciably. The response by the parents
has been most encouraging: 168 children were immunised at the
Council's clinics during the year.
Acute Poliomyelitis
Six cases of poliomyelitis were notified and confirmed during
the year. Four of these were paralytic and two non-paralytic.
None of the four paralytic cases was left with any serious degree
of paralysis.
Tuberculosis
The incidence of fresh cases of tuberculosis continues to
fluctuate within fairly narrow limits; there were 44 notifications
during the year. In addition, 22 persons who were already known
cases of tuberculosis in other areas, came to reside in the borough.
Mass Radiography
The following table indicates the number who attended and the conditions found on examination:-
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number x-rayed by miniature | 461 | 749 | 1210 |
| Number recalled for large film | 19 | 44 | 63 |
| Number recalled for clinical interview | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| Did not attend for large film | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Abnormalities discovered | |||
| Abnormalities of Bony Thorax | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bronchiectasis | - | 3 | 3 |
| Pulmonary fibrosis | - | 4 | 4 |
| Basal fibrosis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pleural thickening | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Cardiovascular Lesions - acquired | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Azygos Lobe | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fractured Right Clavicle | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |||
| Active Post Primary | - | 1 | 1 |
| Inactive Post Primary | 6 | 10 | 16 |