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Chigwell 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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A summary of the work done during the year, compared with
1939, is given below:—
1. At Clinics—
2 doses of A.P.T.,0.2 c.c. and 0.5 c.c., at one month's interval.
| Age Groups | 1939. | 1940. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 1— 5 years | 46 | 28 | 58 | 62 |
| 5—10 „ | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 10—14 „ | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 14 „ upwards | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 57 | 35 | 68 | 73 |
2. By General Practitioners— 2 doses of A.P.T. or 3 of T.A.F.
| Age Groups | 1939. | 1940. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 1— 5 years | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 |
| 5—10 „ | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 10—14 „ | — | — | — | 3 |
| 14 ,, upwards | — | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 6 | 33 | 23 |
Total number of cases immunised at Clinics and
by General Practitioners
1939 = 102
1940 = 197
Typhoid Fever.
In the latter part of the year, arrangements were made for the
free prophylactic inoculation of A.R.P. personnel by the Medical
Officer of Health and of the general public by private practitioners,
with T.A.B. vaccine. Particulars of those treated are given below:—
| M. | F. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.R.P. personnel; 2 injections T.A.B. | |||
| vaccine at interval of 10—14 days | 32 | 71 | 103 |
| General public by private medical practitioners | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| 142 |