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Greenwich 1964

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

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6. Artificial Sunlight, Massage etc.
Quarter
Sessions
Attendances
First
Total
March
38
31
457
June
39
26
557
September
47
13
343
December
50
27
503
Totals
174
97
1,860
7. Chiropody Treatment
No. of Clinic Sessions 1,139
No. of First Attendances 382
Total Attendances 12,704
8. Prophylaxis
(a) Immunisation and Vaccination
(Children under 5 years)
Diphtheria immunisation (completed cases & boosters) 17
Whooping Cough immunisation (completed cases) 7
Combined Antigen (Diphtheria and Whooping Cough) 20
Combined Antigen (Diphtheria and Tetanus) (including
boosters) 161
Triple Antigen (Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and
Tetanus) 1,441
Triple Antigen (boosters) 928
Tetanus immunisation 3
Measles 149
Primaty Vaccination (Smallpox) 720
(b) B.C.G. Vaccination
(Children 13 years old at Greenwich Schools)
No. of Children 13 years old 1,349
No. of whom parental consent was obtained 977
No. of negative reactors vaccinated 803
No. of positive reactors X-rayed 35
(c) Poliomyelitis Inoculation
(Children born 1945-1964 resident or attending Greenwich schools)
(i) Two injections given during year 24
(ii) Third injection given during year 30
(iii) Fourth injection (Children 5-12 years) or doses of
Sabin following 3 injections of Salk during the
year 1,031
(iv) Completed courses of Sabin 1,757
(Others—namely adults 16-40 years living or working in Greenwich
and Exp. Mothers)
(i) Two injections given during year 11
(ii) Third injection given during year 35
(iii) Completed courses of Sabin 139