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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 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: (c) Poliomyelitis ImmunisationThe following table shows the number of people attending centres in the Borough who completed primary courses of immunisation during the year (either two injections of SALK vaccine or three doees of SABIN (oral) vaccine, and the number who received booster doses. A fourth dose in only available to school children up to the age of 12 years.

(c) Poliomyelitis ImmunisationThe following table shows the number of people attending centres in the Borough who completed primary courses of immunisation during the year (either two injections of SALK vaccine or three doees of SABIN (oral) vaccine, and the number who received booster doses. A fourth dose in only available to school children up to the age of 12 years.

SALKSABIN (ORAL)
Primary course3rd injec-tions4th injec-tionsCompleted Primary courseFourth doseGrand Total
Hackney Welfare Centres
Children under 5 years7661,020-1,842-3,628
Schoolchildren & young people under 20 years13378843782521,545
Adults under 40 years144980-396-1,520
Hospitals
Children under 5 years------
Schoolchildren & young people under 20 years15----15
Adults under 40 years31711--6334
General Medical Practitioners*
Children under 5 years145157-138-440
Schoolchildren & young people under 20 years95208517643473
Adults under 40 years150428-137-715
Totals1,7653,582552,9673018,670

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* The figures under this heading are a calculated proportion (60%) of the totals for
the area covered by Division 4 of the London County Council which includes the
boroughs of Shoreditch and Stoke Newington as well as Hackney.

Table: (d) Smallpox Vaccination

(d) Smallpox Vaccination

Primary VaccinationsRe- vaccinationTotals
Hackney Welfare Centres
0-14 years4,0421,6615,703
Over 15 years1,3882,3633,751
Additional vaccination clinics during smallpox outbreak
0-14 years3,1572,4005,557
Over 15 years5,6277,79413,421
General Medical Practitioners in Hackney
0-14 years8969291,825
Over 15 years1,0662,8463,912
Totals16,17617,99334,169

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SECTION 27 (Ambulance Service). The two ambulance stations in the Borough
are sited at Homerton Grove, E.9. and Paragon Road, E.9.
SECTION 28 (Prevention of illness, care and after-care of tuberculosis
patients). The three Chest Clinics are located at:-
(a) The London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, Victoria Park, E.2.
(b) The Metropolitan Hospital, 335, Kingsland Road, E.8.
(c) Rear of St Leonard's Hospital, 204, Hoxton Street, N.1.