[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Wallsend Local Board of Health / Borough.

  • Wallsend (England). Local Board of Health.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Wallsend Local Board of Health / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (c) School Clinics. Daily at Health Centre, Wallsend and East End Park, Willington Qua}-, from 9—10 a.m. Doctor in attendance at Wallsend on Wednesdays and and Willington Quay on Thursdays. (d) Dental Clinic. Daily at Health Centre and Willington Quay Clinic. (e) Orthopaedic and Ophthalmic Clinics. The Orthopaedic Clinic is held on one day per week, both morning and afternoon. The Ophthalmic Clinic is held one half-day twice or thrice per week. (3) Summary of Attendances at Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. Wallsend High Farm Willington NEW CASES. Centre. Centre. Quay Centre. Total. Babies under one year Babies over one year and 453 96 313 812 under two years ... Babies over two years and 9 2 6 17 under five years ... OLD CASES. 32 — 8 40 Babies under one year Babies over one year and 5586 613 2601 8800 under two years ... Babies over two years and 1328 77 590 1995 under five years ... Total Consultations Doctors (New and by Old 1953 143 616 2712 Cases) Total Consultations by Health 3716 — 1880 5596 Visitors 5622 833 1365 7820 Ante and Post-Natal Supervision. Ante-Natal—Number of expectant mothers supervised ... ... ... 1,564 Total number of attendances ... 7,052 Post-Natal— Number of mothers supervised ... 808 Total number of attendances .. 729 Table D DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION. Number of Children at 31st December, 1958, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e. at any time since 1st January, 1944). Age at 31.12.58 i.e. Born in Year Under 1 1958 1 to 4 1957-1954 5 to 9 1953-1949 10 to 14 1948-1944 Under 15 Total Last complete course of injections (whether primary or booster) A. 1954-1958 B. 1953 or earlier 140 2245 3410 548 6343 — — 764 3314 4078 C. Estimated mid¬ year child population 916 3927 v— .. v. - —’ 9178 14,021 Immunity Index 100 A/C 15.28% 57.17% 43.12% 45.24%