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Greenwich 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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46
6. Artificial Sunlight, Massage etc.
Quarter
Sessions
Attendances
First
Total
March
47
22
309
June
37
22
449
September
45
23
434
December
37
20
401
Totals
166
87
1,593
7. Chiropody Treatment
No. of Clinic Sessions 1,104
No. of First Attendances 333
Total Attendances 11,755
8. Prophylaxis
(a) Immunisation and Vaccination
(Children under 5 years)
Diphtheria immunisation (completed cases & boosters) 11
Whooping Cough immunisation (completed cases) –
Combined Antigen (Diphtheria and Whooping Cough) 1
Combined Antigen (Diphtheria and Tetanus) (including
boosters) 124
Triple Antigen (Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and
Tetanus) 1,194
Triple Antigen (boosters) 874
Tetanus immunisation 2
Primary Vaccination (Smallpox) 157
(b) B.C.G. Vaccination
(Children 13 years old at Greenwich Schools)
No. of Children 13 years old 1,499
No. of whom parental consent was obtained 1,235
No. of negative reactors vaccinated 982
No. of positive reactors X-rayed 55
(c) Poliomyelitis Inoculation
(Children born 1944-1963 resident or attending Greenwich schools)
(i) Two injections given during year 46
(ii) Third injection given during year 87
(iii) Fourth injection (Children 5-12 years) or doses of
Sabin following 3 injections of Salk during the year 844
(iv) Completed courses of Sabin 1,584
(Others—namely adults 16-40 years living or working in Greenwich
and Exp. Mothers)
(i) Two injections given during year 103
(ii) Third injection given during year 83
(iii) Completed courses of Sabin 156