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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

Hackney 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The following are details of the number of sessions held and the atten dances at these Centres:-

The following are details of the number of sessions held and the atten dances at these Centres:-

No. of SessionsAttendances
Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics2002,376
Infant Welfare96038,083
Special Toddlers2041,461
Educational Classes3333,443
Physiotherapy841,890
Breast Feeding4092
Chiropody1,0798, 202
Family Planning49770

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All the welfare centres in the borough serve as distribution points for
welfare foods and vitamin preparations These foods are also distributed at
the Kingsmead Branch Library, Marsh Hill, E.9,

Table: Day Nurseries.Details of the five day nurseries in the borough are as follows:-

Day Nurseries.Details of the five day nurseries in the borough are as follows:-

Approved Accommodation
0- 2 years2-5 yearsTotal
Clifton Lodge, 96, Dalston Lane, E. 8,163450
Fernbank, la, Fountayne Road, N, 16.213556
Hillside, 135a, Holmleigh Road, N, 16,115970
St. John's. Hackney Churchyard, E. 8,252651
Wether ell, Wetherell Road, E. 9.123850
(Clifton Lodge was closed in May, 1958)

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The Family Planning Association holds a weekly clinic at 28, Lower Clapton
Road, E. 5, and thirty-eight persons were referred on health grounds.
SECTION 25 (Home nursing). The home nursing service in this area is provided
by the Hackney District Nursing Association on an agency basis for the County
Council. This Association is affiliated to the Queen's Institute of District
Nursing.
Total number of patients nursed 4,182
Total number of visits paid
Under 5 years - 946
5-65 years - 37,125
Over 65 years 74,262 112,333
Average number of nursing staff 30

Table: SECTION 26 (Vaccination and Immunisation)(a) Immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough

SECTION 26 (Vaccination and Immunisation)

(a) Immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough

ImmunisedBoosted
Number of children protected against whooping cough99
Number of children protected against diphtheria2931,855
Number of children protected with a combined whooping cough and diphtheria prophylactic725656
Number of children protected with triple antigen (whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus)1,057-