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9. Prophylaxis
(a) Immunisation and Vaccination
(Children under 5 years)
Diphtheria immunisation (completed cases & boosters) 18
Whooping Cough immunisation (completed cases) —
Combined Antigen (Diphtheria and Whooping Cough) 9
Combined Antigen (Diphtheria and Tetanus) (including
boosters) 57
Triple Antigen (Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and
Tetanus) 952
Triple Antigen (boosters) 915
Tetanus immunisation 5
Vaccination (Smallpox) 1,397
(Persons (including children noted above) vaccinated and revaccinated
in connection with the Smallpox incidents during
January—February, 1962.)
General Practitioners 7,807
Clinics and Schools 26,606
34,413
(b) B.C.G. Vaccination
(Children 13 years old at Greenwich Schools)
No. of Children 13 years old 1,276
No. of whom parental consent was obtained 1,036
No. of negative reactors vaccinated 906
No. of positive reactors X-rayed 35
(c) Poliomyelitis Inoculation
(Children born 1943-1962 resident or attending Greenwich schools)
(i) Two injections given during year 254
(ii) Third injection given during year 549
(iii) Fourth injection (Children 5-12 years) or doses of
Sabin following 3 injections of Salk during the year 477
(iv) Completed courses of Sabin 943
(Others—mainly adults 16-40 years living or working in Greenwich
and Exp. Mothers)
(i) Two injections given during year 186
(ii) Third injection given during year 492
(iii) Completed courses of Sabin 360
10. District Nursing
The staff of the Queens District Nursing Association for Charlton
and Backheath made 33,234 visits during the year.
Visits carried out by the Ranyard Nurses and the Nursing Sisters
of St. John the Divine were additional to those quoted above.