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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
Bromley 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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offered to all girls between their 11th and 14th birthdays, with
initial priority being given to the older girls in this group. This
is to ensure that as many girls as possible are offered protection
against Rubella by vaccination, before reaching child-bearing age.
Although the disease itself is mild, there are well-established
associations between an attack of Rubella during pregnancy and
the occurrence of serious abnormalities in the unborn child.
Certain difficulties were experienced in linking this with the
B.C.G. programme due to the necessity of an interval of at least
4 weeks between these vaccinations. However, during the Autumn
Term is was possible to arrange for the vaccination of 417 girls
with parental consent—an acceptance rate of 65.6 per cent.
Infectious Diseases
389 notifications of infectious diseases in children of school
age were received during the year.
Details of the notifications received are as below:—
| Disease | Total No. of Cases | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| *Food Poisoning | 11 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Inf. Jaundice | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| † Measles | 259 | 59 | 34 | 44 | 122 |
| Meningitis | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 29 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 7 |
| Tuberculosis (Pul.) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Tuberculosis (Non.Pul.) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 67 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 44 |
| Totals | 389 | 77 | 59 | 74 | 179 |
*6 of these cases were not confirmed on investigation.
fin view of the introduction of measles vaccination the following
figures would appear to be significant:—
Year No. of notifications received
1965 2,218
1966 440
1967 1,730
1968 Ill
1969 411
1970 259 (as above)