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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
Merton 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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At the end of the year 26,612 children, aged not less than five
years and not more than 13 years, had received a fourth dose either by
injection or by the oral method.
The following table shows the number of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated against smallpox during the year:—
| Age at Time of Vaccination | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9 months -1 year | 1 year | 2-4 years | 5-15 years | ||
| Number vaccinated | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1,003 | 194 | 138 | 1,371 |
| Number re-vaccinated | - | — | — | — | — | 16 | 247 | 263 |
The percentage of children under two years vaccinated against
smallpox was 40 compared with the figure of 31 for England and
Wales.
VENEREAL DISEASES
The table below is compiled from figures supplied by the clinics listed and shows the number of patients resident in Merton who were treated for the first time in 1969:—
| Clinic | Number of new cases seen during year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Syphilis | Gonorrhea | Other | ||
| all conditions | Primary & Secondary | Other | |||
| Croydon General Hospital | 41 | - | - | 9 | 32 |
| Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| London Hospital | 7 | - | - | - | 7 |
| St. Helier Hospital | 140 | - | - | 20 | 120 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 138 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 105 |
| Westminster Hospital | 26 | - | - | 6 | 20 |
| Moorfield's Eye Hospital | 4 | i | 3 | ||
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 16 | - | — | - | 16 |
| Totals | 373 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 304 |
Although returns of patients treated were received from eight
hospitals compared with six in 1968, the total numbers of new
cases dealt with fell from 420 in 1968 to 373 in 1969.
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