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The responsibility for securing the greatest degree of
immunisation in Children was transferred to the London County
Council on the 5th July. Until that date intensive propaganda was
continued.
The number of children immunised up to the 5th July was 315.
Whooping Cough.
Notifications of whooping cough numbered 141. Prophylactic
treatment has been continued in conjunction with diphtheria
prophylaxis, and the number immunised to the 5th July was 174.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
During 1948 there were 5 cases of puerperal pyrexia and 3
cases of puerperal fever notified in Finsbury, none of which proved
fatal. This gives a rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births of 11.59
as compared with 6.89 for England and Wales, and 7.34 for the
London Administrative County.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
The number of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum notified
was 7. 5 of these cases were treated at home and 2 in hospital.
Measles.
Of the 441 cases which occurred 54 were removed to hospital,
partly on medical and partly on social grounds. Special visits were
paid to all cases nursed at home.
Para-typhoid.
There were no notifications during the year.
Provision of Insulin.
By virtue of Section 227 of the Public Health (London) Act,
1936, the borough continued to the end of the June quarter to bear
the cost of treatment of diabetes in the case of necessitous persons.
6 persons received assistance at a cost to the Council of £26 18s. Id.
Tuberculosis.
The total number of new cases of tuberculosis, both pulmonary
and non-pulmonary, entered in the Register in 1948 was 89.