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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 1973
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Bearing in mind the urgent need for housing land in the Borough the Department
of Health and Social Security was informed that if the project is not approved
for commencement in 1974/75 then consideration will be given to the site being
retained hy the Council for housing purposes.
No reply had been received by the end of the year.
| Notification - | Live Births | 3, 425 | ||
| Still Births | 48 | |||
| Deaths | 2, 510 | |||
| Deaths under 1 year | 64 | |||
| (including deaths under 28 weeks gestation). | 9 | |||
| Number of domiciliary confinements | 98 | |||
| Hospital cases discharged before 10th day | 618 | |||
| Health visiting - first visits this year | 21, 393 | |||
| Child Health and toddlers clinics - attendances | 35, 591 | |||
| Ante-natal and post-natal attendances | 1, 147 | |||
| Mothercraft and relaxation | 450 | |||
| Cervical Cytology - number of smears taken - clinic | 3, 265 | |||
| Family Planning - new cases - Council | 4,445 | |||
| Total attendances Council | 16,637 | |||
| Domiciliary Visits (New Service) | 499 | |||
| Foot Clinics - treatments - clinic | 27 , 468 | |||
| domiciliary | 4,705 | |||
| Smallpox | Primary Courses | 168 | ||
| Re-vaccination | 509 | |||
| Diphtheria | Primary Courses | 3,061 | ||
| Reinforcing doses | 4,741 | |||
| Whooping Cough | Primary Courses | 2,858 | ||
| Reinforcing doses | 2, 551 | |||
| Tetanus | Primary Courses | 3,099 | ||
| Reinforcing doses | 4,806 | |||
| Poliomyelitis | Primary Courses | 3,066 | ||
| Reinforcing doses | 4,731 | |||
| Measles | 2, 173 | |||
| Rubella | 1,625 | |||