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Merton 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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Poliomyelitis
At the end of the year, 93,309 persons had completed a full course
of immunisation since the scheme began in 1956. The age distribution
of these completed cases is given below:—
Persons born 1943-70 65,222
Persons born 1933-42 15,791
Others 12,296
Total 93,309
Smallpox
From 28th July, 1971, on the advice of the Department of Health
and Social Security, vaccination against smallpox was deleted from the
schedule of recommended routine procedures in early childhood.
SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED DISEASES
SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED 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 1971:—
| Clinic | Number of new cases seen during year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all Conditions | Syphilis | Gonorrhea | Other Genital Infections | Other Conditions | ||
| Primary & Secondary | Other | |||||
| Croydon General Hospital | 25 | — | — | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| London Hospital | 16 | — | — | — | 10 | 6 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 107 | — | 2 | 8 | 60 | 37 |
| St. Bartholmew's Hospital | 34 | — | — | 1 | 25 | 8 |
| St. Helier Hospital | 580 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 350 | 161 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 138 | — | 1 | 12 | 90 | 35 |
| Westminster Hospital | 25 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Totals | 926 | 1 | 8 | 88 | 566 | 263 |
There was an increase in the numbers of new cases of conditions
other than syphilis and gonorrhoea from 499 in 1970 to 829 in 1971.
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