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
Redbridge 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 11
| Cases Visited by Health Visitor | Number of Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children born in 1967 | 3,382 |
| 2 | Children born in 1966 | 3,377 |
| 3 | Children born in 1962-65 | 9,765 |
| 4 | Total number of children in lines 1 — 3 | 16,524 |
| 5 | Persons aged 65 or over | 1,618 |
| 6 | Number included in line 5 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 171 |
| 7 | Mentally disordered persons | 54 |
| 8 | Number Included in line 7 who were visited at the | |
| special request of a G.P. or hospital | 13 | |
| 9 | Persons, excluding Maternity cases, discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals) | 31 |
| 10 | Number included in line 9 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 24 |
| 11 | Number of tuberculous households visited | 32 |
| 12 | Number of households visited on account of other infectious diseases | 31 |
| 13 | Number of tuberculous households visited by tuberculosis visitors | 805 |
APPENDIX 12
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 | |||
| Diphtheria | 1,089 | 1,988 | 273 | 74 | 170 | 94 | 3,688 |
| Whooping Cough | 1,081 | 1,974 | 265 | 66 | 96 | 24 | 3,506 |
| Tetanus | 1,086 | 1,993 | 277 | 79 | 268 | 738 | 4,441 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1,025 | 1,988 | 266 | 71 | 171 | 114 | 3,635 |