[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health and Port Medical Officer of Health, Great Yarmouth Borough.

  • Great Yarmouth (England). Borough Council. nb2008007343.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health and Port Medical Officer of Health, Great Yarmouth Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following is a summary of the work done in 1960 :— No. of patients nursed 996 „ „ new patients 732 „ „ patients still on books at end of the year 215 „ „ visits to patients 30,372 „ „ patients aged 65 and over 608 „ „ patients aged under 5 years 31 „ „ visits to patients aged 65 and over 21,860 „ „ visits to patients aged under 5 136 „ „ patients who had more than 24 visits 257 The following table shows the nature of patients treated during New patients All patients Medical 583 795 Surgical 133 180 Infectious diseases 1 1 Tuberculosis 9 14 Maternity complications 6 6 Others — 732 996 VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION SMALLPOX. During the year 434 infants were vaccinated and this number is 56.4% of the total live births in 1960. The number of vaccinations and re-vaccinations carried out at all ages was 478, of which 319 were done by general practitioners and 159 by clinic staff. The follow- ing table shows the analysis of the vaccinations in age groups :— Under 1 Age at date of vaccination 1 2-4 5-14 15 or over Total Primary vaccinations 434 17 4 6 9 470 Re-vaccinations — — — — 8 8 Totals 434 17 4 6 17 478