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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 12
| Cases Visited by Health Visitor | Number of Cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children born in 1968 | 3,802 | |
| 2 | Children born in 1967 | 3,122 | |
| 3 | Children born in 1963-66 | 9,358 | |
| 4 | Total number of children in lines 1-3 | 16,282 | |
| 5 | Persons aged 65 or over | 2,662 | |
| 6 | Number included in line 5 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 255 | |
| 7 | Mentally disordered persons | 32 | |
| 8 | Number included in line 7 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 9 | |
| 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 | 21 | |
| 11 | Number of tuberculous households visited | 2 | |
| 12 | Number of households visited on account of other infectious diseases | 53 | |
| 13 | Number of tuberculous households visited by tuberculosis visitors | 897 | |
APPENDIX 13
Completed Primary Courses - Number of persons under age 16
| Protection against | Year of Birth | Others under age 16 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1961-64 | |||
| Diphtheria | 1,081 | 1,732 | 228 | 57 | 83 | 61 | 3,242 |
| Whooping Cough | 1,081 | 1,724 | 228 | 49 | 47 | 12 | 3,141 |
| Tetanus | 1,083 | 1,743 | 235 | 60 | 121 | 338 | 3,580 |
| Poliomyelitis | 612 | 1,982 | 173 | 82 | 113 | 67 | 3,029 |
| Measles | 21 | 405 | 653 | 573 | 1,852 | 222 | 3,726 |