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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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Table: SECTION 25 (Home Nursing).The Hackney District Nursing Association which is affiliated to the Queens Institute of District Nursing, provides the home nursing service on an agency basis for the County Council.

SECTION 25 (Home Nursing).The Hackney District Nursing Association which is affiliated to the Queens Institute of District Nursing, provides the home nursing service on an agency basis for the County Council.

GeneralMidwiferyMaternityTotal
Number of patients nursed2,173206312,410
Number of visits paid:-
Under 5 years 643
5 64 years 20,019
Over 65 years 51,67772,3394,25776,596

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The following is an analysis of the general visits made:-
Medical 1,886
Surgical 181
Tuberculosis 20
Maternal complications 85
Others 1
Although the number of patients has decreased slightly the visits show an
increase the greater number of visits being paid to the elderly members of
the community.
SECTION 26 (Vaccination and Immunisation)
(a) Immunisation against Diphtheria Whooping Cough and Tetanus
Primary Reinforcing
Number of children protected against Immunisation Doses
Whooping Cough - -
Diphtheria 6 534
Whooping Cough and Diphtheria -
Whooping Cough Diphtheria and Tetanus 2,928 1,786
Diphtheria and Tetanus 340 1410
Tetanus 166 1
(b) B.C.G. Vaccination Schoolchildren - 13 years
Number of such children on rolls of Hackney Schools 1,842
Number for whom parental consent for vaccination was received l 601
Number Mantoux tested 1,417
Number of positive reactors 94
Number of positive reactors X-rayed 94
Number of negative reactors vaccinated 1 259

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 doses of SABIN (oral) vaccine), and the number who received booster doses. A fourth dose is only available to schoolchildren 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 doses of SABIN (oral) vaccine), and the number who received booster doses. A fourth dose is only available to schoolchildren up to the age of 12 years

SalkSabin (Oral )
Hackney Welfare Centres and SchooIsPrimary course3rd injec-tion4th injec-tionCompleted primary courseFourth doseGrand Total
Children under 5 years Schoolchildren andyoung people1--2,911-2,912
under 20 years-~-1,1471,7392,886
Adults under 40 years---110-110
General Medical Practitioners and Hospitals* Children under 5 years Schoolchildren andyoung people105-31223350
under 20 years1113-8580109
Adults under 40 years75-15-27
Totals2923-4,5801,8426,394

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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