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The following analysis shows the number of children immunised
at each age group up to 14 years of age. It will be seen that the number
of children immunised in infancy is steadily increasing.
Year of birth.
Total
immunised up
to 31.12.46.
Immunised
during
1947.
Total
immunised
at 31.12.47.
1933 264 1 265
1934 273 — 273
1935 297 1 298
1936 305 2 307
1937 322 5 327
1938 341 3 344
1939 334 13 347
1940 368 14 382
1941 476 14 490
1942 524 14 538
1943 415 14 429
1944 620 17 637
1945 592 118 710
1946 5 662 667
1947 — 26 26
5,136 904 6,040
In Hampstead, each Health Visitor is responsible for securing the
immunisation of children under school age in her district. Particular
effort is made to secure immunisation about the age of one year and of
the 904 children immunised in 1947, 662 were born in 1946. This is the
highest number of " one-year-olds " ever immunised in a single year in
the Borough. Every child who reaches the age of one year and has not
commenced immunising injections receives a Birthday Greetings leaflet
inviting the parent to have the child immunised. This leaflet is most
successful.
Bacteriological Examinations.
The following examinations were carried out :—Diphtheria 141 ;
Scarlet Fever (for Haem. Strep.) 20 ; Sputum for T.B. 503 ; Vincents
Angina 7 ; Malaria 4 ; Typhoid, Dysentery (faeces) 5, Typhoid (Widal) 1 ;
Food Poisoning (faeces) 3.
Vaccination.
2,403 Certificates of successful primary vaccination were received
during the year, and of the 2,508 births registered during 1946, 69 per
cent, had been successfully vaccinated by the end of the year 1947.
Food Poisoning.
12 cases of food poisoning were notified under the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938. These were investigated and where necessary samples of
the suspected food were examined.
Disinfection.
" D.D.T." which was so successfully used as an insecticide in H.M.
Forces during the war, is now available for home use. Experiments have
been carried out with various preparations containing D.D.T. and at
present we are using a proprietary liquid insecticide, containing 5 per
cent. D.D.T. and 3 per cent. Lethane in Kerosene. This preparation is