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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Formal Notifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis | ||||||||||||||
| 0 - | 1 - | 2 - | 5 - | 10 - | 15 - | 20 - | 25 - | 35 - | 45 - | 55 - | 65 - | 75 - | Tota1 (all ages) | |
| Respiratory, Males | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 25 |
| Respiratory, Females | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Non-Respiratory, Males | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Non-Respiratory, Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
The following is a summary of the new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the past 10 years:-
| Year | Population | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 50,470 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| 1956 | 50,420 | 51 | 4 | 55 |
| 1957 | 50,480 | 35 | 4 | 39 |
| 1958 | 50,480 | 44 | 3 | 47 |
| 1959 | 50,200 | 44 | 4 | 48 |
| 1960 | 50,240 | 38 | 6 | 44 |
| 1961 | 52,180 | 45 | 3 | 48 |
| 1962 | 52,950 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 1963 | 52,830 | 27 | 9 | 36 |
| 1964 | 53,330 | 37 | 8 | 45 |
CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS PERSONS
The Number of Stoke Newington residents cleansed at the Islington Treatment
Centre during 1964 was as follows:-
Verminous Conditions Cases Treatments
Adults 11 11
Children under 5 4 4
Scabies
Adults 25 41
Children under 5 19 29
The treatment of school-children is carried out by the London County
Council at their school treatment centres,
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection
Staff during the year:-
Cases disinfected after:-
Scarlet Fever 6
Tuberculosis 6
Meningitis, Suspected 2
Cancer 1
Other Diseases 17
Total Number of Rooms disinfected 32
Articles 11
Books 300
Verminous Rooms 105
Verminous Articles 21
Beetles, etc. 33
Wasps' Nests destroyed 23
INCONTINENT LAUNDRY SERVICE
This service is available to aged or infirm residents in the borough who
are incontinent and unable to arrange for the laundering of their bed linen, etc.
During the year 4, 181 articles of soiled bedding were laundered.