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No cases were admitted to hospital and there were no deaths.
With regard to children under 5 years, one child received a
combined antigen (whooping cough and diphtheria) and a further
1,194 received a triple antigen (whooping cough, diphtheria and
tetanus) giving a final total of 1,195 whooping cough immunisations
carried out during the year by the County Council. This is
an increase of 234 over the total for the previous year.
Diphtheria.—No notifications were received for the current
year, a result similar to that for each of the 7 previous years.
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 1,319 completed immunisations carried
out in the Borough, an increase of 283 over that of the previous
year. Most diphtheria immunisations given formed part of combined
antigen therapy. Some 874 "boosters" of triple antigen were
also given during 1963.
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.—Eight
cases attributed to these causes were registered
during the year as compared with a figure of 5 for each of the
years 1962 and 1961. One case was removed to hospital but there
were no deaths.
Typhoid.—No cases were notified during the year, a position
similar to that of the previous year. Compared with 2 for 1961,
there was a nil return for the years 1960 and 1959. one for
1958, two for 1957 and one for 1956.
Scarlet Fever.—A total of 29 confirmed cases for the year
shows a decrease of 4 from that returned for 1962 compared with
30 notifications for 1961. There were 44 for 1960, 68 for 1959,
106 for 1958. 102 for 1957, 58 for 1956 and 57 for 1955.
One case was removed to hospital but no fatalities were
recorded.
Erysipelas.—There was 1 notification received during the
year. Two were received for the previous year compared with
a similar figure for 1961, a nil return for 1960, 6 for 1959, 3 for
1958, a nil return for 1957, 4 for 1956 and 6 for 1955.