Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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VISITS BY HEALTH VISITING STAFF
Cases Visited by Health Visitor | Number of Coses | |
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1 | Children born in 1969 | 3,461 |
2 | Children born in 1968 | 2,828 |
3 | Children born in 1964-67 | 9,031 |
4 | Total number of children in lines 1-3 | 15,320 |
5 | Persons aged 65 or over | 1,643 |
6 | Number included in line 5 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 238 |
7 | Mentally disordered persons | 23 |
8 | Number included in line 7 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 12 |
9 | Persons, excluding Maternity cases, discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals) | 38 |
10 | Number included in line 9 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 27 |
11 | Number of tuberculous households visited | 3 |
12 | Number of households visited on account of other infectious diseases | 9 |
13 | Number of tuberculous households visited by tuberculosis visitors | 744 |
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION Completed Primary Courses - Number of persons under age 16
Protection against | Year of Birth | Others under age 16 | Total | ||||
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1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1962-65 | |||
Diphtheria | 307 | 1,472 | 221 | 43 | 114 | 34 | 2,191 |
Whooping Cough | 306 | 1,459 | 215 | 43 | 71 | 10 | 2,104 |
Tetanus | 307 | 1,478 | 221 | 48 | 126 | 333 | 2,513 |
Poliomyelitis | 284 | 1,793 | 113 | 37 | 55 | 99 | 2,381 |
Measles | 2 | 290 | 673 | 510 | 815 | 790 | 3,080 |