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Chislehurst 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis and Vaccination.
The first case for four years was reported in the person of a
two year old child residing in a school. Although there was
some paralysis, the child made a good recovery and no other cases
resulted.
The County Medical Officer has kindly supplied the following information with regard to Poliomyelitis Vaccination, based on the return submitted to the Ministry of Health.
| Year of Birth | 2 injections (Salk) | 3rd Dose (Salk & Oral) | 4th Dose (Salk & Oral) | 3 Orals (Complete Course) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | 840 | — |
| 1963 | 2 | 3 | — | 129 |
| 1962 | 4 | 22 | — | 819 |
| 1961 | — | 90 | — | 151 |
| 1957-60 | — | 48 | — | 76 |
| 1943-56 | — | 28 | — | 73 |
| 1933-42 | 2 | 28 | — | 52 |
| Others | 2 | 51 | — | 91 |
Diphtheria and Diphtheria Immunisation.
No cases of diphtheria were notified during the year.
The following table, which has been supplied by the County Medical Officer, shows the diphtheria immunisation figures for 1963, based on the return submitted to the Ministry of Health:—
| Year of Birth | Diphtheria Immunisation (Singly or in combination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Reinforcing | |
| 1963 | 533 | — |
| 1962 | 596 | 39 |
| 1961 | 37 | 346 |
| 1960 | 5 | 173 |
| 1959 | 3 | 69 |
| 1954-58 | 18 | 599 |
| 1949-53 | 7 | 28 |
| Totals 1,199 | 1,254 | |
Dysentery.
Most of the cases of sonnei dysentery reported locally are
confined to families or centred on schools and other institutions,
associated with children. A regime of strict attention to hygiene
is imposed when such places are involved, specimens are taken
from sufferers to ascertain when they are free from infection and
every effort is made to discover symptomless cases and other
unnotified sufferers. In 1963, one such outbreak was reported in a
children's nursery, fourteen staff and inmates being affected.
Fortunately, the illness was brought to a rapid conclusion.
No deaths from this disease were reported amongst the 98
cases notified.