London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Further details of the work of the home nursing service is shown in the following table:-
| Type of Case | No, of new cases attended by home nurses during year | No. of cases remaining on register at end of year | No of visits paid by home nurses during year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | ||
| Medical | 788 | 1306 | 2094 | 157 | 439 | 596 | 70499 |
| Surgical | 79 | 107 | 186 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4874 |
| Infectious Diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 51 |
| Tuberculosis | 19 | 21 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3850 |
| Maternal complications | - | 2 | 2 | - | 12 | ||
| Totals 1958 | 889 | 1437 | 2326 | 174 | 455 | 629 | 79286 |
| Totals 1957 | 903 | 1707 | 2610 | 220 | 627 | 847 | 87851 |
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
(S ection 26)
Vaccination against Smallpox
The percentage of children under one year of age vaccinated against smallpox
rose to 66.6%.
The following table records the number of persons known to have been vaccinated or re-vaccinated during the year by general practitioners and clinic medical officers:-
| Under 1 year | 1 year | 2 - 4 years | 5 - 14 years | 15 years and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of primary vaccinations | 2337 | 88 | 48 | 66 | 132 | 2671 |
| No. of re-vaccinations | 4 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 357 | 414 |
Immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
The policy of using separate vaccines in clinics for immunisation against
diphtheria and whooping cough continued during the year. The following table
shows a considerable increase in the number of children being immunised against
diphtheria, and efforts are being made, in spite of administrative difficulties, to
achieve equally satisfactory results in regard to whooping cough immunisation.