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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
Hounslow 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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Table 4 Venereal disease patients treated at West Middlesex Hospital
| Persons dealt with for the first time and found to be suffering from: | |
|---|---|
| Syphilis | 18 |
| Gonorrhoea | 153 |
| Other conditions | 880 |
| Total | 1051 |
Table 5 Ophthalmia Neonatorum
| Total number of cases notified during the year | — |
| Number of cases in which— | |
| Vision lost | — |
| Vision impaired | — |
| Treatment continuing at end of year | - |
The figures include patients who do not normally
reside in the borough and exclude borough residents
attending other hospitals for similar treatment for
the first time.
Table 6 Vaccination and immunisation
Completed primary courses—number of persons under age 16
| Type of vaccine | Year of birth | Others under age 16 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1960-63 | |||
| Quadruple DTPP | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Triple DTP | 1136 | 1405 | 101 | 45 | 42 | 14 | 2743 |
| Diphtheria/Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria/Tetanus | 126 | 114 | 24 | 30 | 195 | 220 | 709 |
| Diphtheria | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | - | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | - | 4 |
| Tetanus | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 386 | 390 |
| Salk | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 30 |
| Sabin | 1159 | 1571 | 186 | 75 | 270 | 228 | 3489 |
| Lines 1+2+3+4+5 (Diphtheria) | 1262 | 1521 | 131 | 76 | 240 | 238 | 3468 |
| Lines 1+2+3+6 (Whooping Cough) | 1136 | 1407 | 109 | 45 | 43 | 14 | 2754 |
| Lines 1+2+4+7 (Tetanus) | 1262 | 1520 | 132 | 75 | 240 | 620 | 3849 |
| Lines 1+8+9 (Poliomyelitis) | 1164 | 1592 | 193 | 76 | 273 | 228 | 3526 |