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Two cases were removed to hospital but there were no deaths
recorded.
The distribution of the cases was as follows: —East Greenwich
11; West Greenwich 8; St. Nicholas, Deptford 11, Charlton and
Kidbrooke 27.
During 1960 there were 47 cases, in 1959 there were 637, in
1958 there were 306 and during 1957 1,194 cases were recorded.
In 1956 there were 44.
Whooping Cough.—Altogether 13 notifications were received
in 1962, a decrease of 13 from those of the previous year. The
years 1960, 1959 and 1958 produced 168, 34 and 55 respectively
whilst there were 97 registered for 1957.
Area distribution for the current period was:—West Greenwich 4 and Charlton and Kidbrooke 9.
Two cases were admitted to hospital and there was one death.
With regard to children under 5 years, 9 children received a
combined antigen (whooping cough and diphtheria) and a further
952 received a triple antigen (whooping cough, diphtheria and
tetanus) giving a final total of 961 whooping cough immunisations
carried out during the year by the County Council. This is an increase of 251 over the total for the previous year.
Diphtheria.—No notifications were received for the current
year, a result similar to that for the previous year and for the
years 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957 and 1956.
One case was confirmed in each of the years 1955 and 1954;
there was none in 1953; 4 in 1952; and a nil return was recorded
for 1951.
Diphtheria immunisation is a County Council service and
during the year there were 1,036 completed immunisations carried
out in the Borough, an increase of 302 over that of the previous
year. Most diptheria immunisations given formed part of combined
antigen therapy.
Antitoxin.—Since January, 1949, arrangements have been
made for a small stock of diphtheria antitoxin to be held at St.
Alfege's Hospital for use by general practitioners in emergencies.
Acute Primary Pneumonia and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.—Only 5 cases attributed to these causes were registered
during the year as compared with a similar figure for 1961, 12
for 1960, 20 for 1959, 42 for 1958, 28 for 1957 and 14 for each
of the years 1956 and 1955. One occurred in East Greenwich,
1 in West Greenwich, 1 in St. Nicholas, Deptford, and 2 in
Charlton and Kidbrooke.
Four cases were removed to hospital but there were no deaths.