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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Some health education has been done in respect of venereal disease but it
is regretted that it probably falls far short of what might be done.-
Details in respect of Hackney residents attending the Homerton Grove Clinic, the only one situated in Hackney are set out below. Some residents from Hackney are known to attend clinics outside the Borough and details from other hospitals are also included:-
| Hospital | No. of new cases in year | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonorrhoea | Syphilis | ||
| Homerton Grove | 428 | 22 | 450 |
| Moorfields | - | 7 | 7 |
| London | 380 | 45 | 425 |
| Prince of Wales | 128 | 2 | 130 |
| St. Thomas* | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Middlesex | 37 | 1 | 38 |
| St. Bartholomews | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| Central Middlesex | 1 | - | 1 |
| Seamen's | 1 | - | 1 |
| Royal Northern | 97 | 9 | 106 |
| Total: | 1,095 | 90 | 1,185 |
PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE
Bacteriological specimens are sent to the Public Health Laboratory at County Hall, S.E.1, and an analysis of the 615 specimens submitted for examination is set out below:-
| Specimens | Number | Organisms | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||
| Throat and Nose Swabs | 106 | Diphtheria Bacilli | 98 | - |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 49 | 18 | ||
| Vincent's Angina | 71 | 1 | ||
| Faeces and Rectal Swabs | 500 | Pathogens | 422 | - |
| Salmonella Enteritidis | - | 2 | ||
| Salmonella Paratyphi B | - | 4 | ||
| Salmonella Typhimurium | - | 17 | ||
| Shigella Sonnei | - | 34 | ||
| Salmonella Virchow | - | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Panama | - | 2 | ||
| Salmonella Indiana | - | 10 | ||
| C1. Welchii | - | 5 | ||
| Bact.E. Coli.0111 | - | 3 | ||
| Urine | 9 | Pathogens | 9 | - |
HOUSING
HOUSING ACT 1957
Eleven Clearance Orders involving 413 houses and 433 families comprising
1,028 persons were made during the year.