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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
Hornsey 1947
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending 31st December, 1947
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
Regular sessions for this purpose are held at the Welfare Centres
and the parents of children attending the Day Nurseries are also
encouraged to allow their children to be immunised.
I.—Immunisation during 1947:—
Number of Children who had completed a full course of Immunisation at any time up to
31st December, 1947.
| Age at 31/12/47 i.e. born in year | Under 1 1947 | 1 1946 | 2 1945 | 3 1944 | 4 1943 | 5-9 1938-1942 | 10-14 1933-1937 | Total under 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number immunised | 29 | 995 | 942 | 1,202 | 1,627 | 6,201 | 3,311 | 14,307 |
| Estimated mid-year child population 1947 | Children under five | Children 5-14 | ||||||
| 8,030 | 9,410 | 17,440 | ||||||
2.—Diphtheria Notifications and Deaths in relation to Immunisation:
| NOTIFICATIONS | DEATHS | |
|---|---|---|
| Age at date of Notification | No. of cases notified. | Number of cases included in preceding column in which the child had completed a full course of immunisation |
| Under 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 NIL |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5-9 | 1 | 1 |
| 10-14 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 4 | 4 |
VACCINATION
The Public Vaccinators inform me that they performed vaccination
of persons in the Borough during 1947 as follows:—
Doctor E. Buckler 415
Doctor A. Dickie 568
Doctor E. Barry-Smith 284
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
| Domiciliary confinements | Institutional confinements | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases notified | 1 | |
| Cases removed to hospital | 1 | |
| Cases in which vision was unimpaired | 3 |