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Bromley 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS.
In common with the country as a whole, there was a reduction
in the incidence of this disease compared with the previous year.
There was in no sense an epidemic for the three cases notified were
all at different times and as far as could be determined, entirely
unrelated. All three cases were paralytic ; two were home nursed
and one admitted to hospital. Two of the patients have fully
recovered and the third is making good progress towards recovery.
All cases were in children of school age.
DIPHTHERIA.
For the fourth year in succession no cases occurred in the
Borough, and this very satisfactory state of affairs must be maintained
at all costs, and if the public response to immunisation
continues to be satisfactory, there seems no real reason why this
should not be so.
The following figures, which have been furnished by the County Medical Officer, show the number of children resident in the area who were immunised against diphtheria during 1954:—
| Year of Birth | Primary Inoculations | Re-inforcing Inoculations |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 63 | — |
| 1953 | 640 | — |
| 1952 | 88 | — |
| 1951 | 18 | — |
| 1950 | 12 | 20 |
| 1949 | 18 | 278 |
| 1948 | 29 | 232 |
| 1947 | 8 | 54 |
| 1946 | 6 | 91 |
| 1945 | 3 | 45 |
| 1944 | 2 | 107 |
| 1943 | 3 | 69 |
| 1942 | — | 4 |
| 1941 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | 2 |
| Total 890 | 902 |
The following is a return of the number of children under the
age of 15 years on 31st December. 1954, who had completed a
course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e. at any
time since 1st January, 1940).