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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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The following table shows the work of the service during 1959:-
| Type of Case | No. of new cases attended by home nurses during year | No. of cases on register at end of year | No. of visits paid by home nurses during year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | ||
| Medical | 670 | 1270 | 1940 | 146 | 426 | 572 | 63875 |
| Surgical | 46 | 107 | 153 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4712 |
| Infectious Diseases | 6 | 15 | 21 | - | - | - | 216 |
| Tuberculosis | 15 | 28 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2977 |
| Maternal Complications | - | 10 | 10 | - | .1 | 1 | 176 |
| Others | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 31 |
| Totals 1959 | 739 | 1433 | 2172 | 158 | 453 | 611 | 71987 |
| Totals 1958 | 889 | 1437 | 2326 | 174 | 455 | 629 | 79286 |
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Vaccination against Smallpox
The percentage of children under one year of age vaccinated against smallpox rose from
66.6% to 71.3% since my last Report.
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 | 2516 | 79 | 48 | 54 | 83 | 2780 |
| No. of re vaccinations | 1 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 351 | 406 |
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.
It was decided to introduce a scheme for immunising children against diphtheria, whooping
cough and tetanus, using a triple antigen. The scheme involves four injections during the first
eighteen months of life as compared with five or six injections using separate antigens. The
new scheme was brought into operation on 1st January, 1960.
The following table shows that the increase in the number of children immunised against diphtheria in 1958 continued during the year:-
| Age at date of Immunisation | No. of children immunised | No. of children given reinforcing injections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria & Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough only | Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria & Whooping Cough | |
| Under One | 1309 | 613 | 292 | - | - |
| One | 671 | 438 | 1019 | - | - |
| Two to Four | 93 | 48 | 62 | 617 | 62 |
| Five to Fourteen | 253 | 12 | 3 | 1173 | 37 |
| Fifteen and Over | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Totals 1959 | 2329 | 1111 | 1377 | 1790 | 99 |
| Totals 1958 | 2485 | 940 | 1085 | 1764 | 53 |