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Diphtheria Anti-toxin.
For the convenience of medical practitioners, anti-toxin serum
is kept in the Public Health Department, and supplied at cost price,
or, in necessitous cases, free.
During the year, 60 phials of 8,000 units each (for treatment)
and 4 prophylactic doses of 500 units each, were issued.
Diphtheria Immunisation.
The scheme under which facilities are provided for the immunisation
of children against diphtheria has undergone revision during
the year.
Under the original scheme, which commenced in 1935, medical
practitioners received 10/- for each child treated, but had to provide
the requisite immunising material.
The revised scheme provides for a fee of 7/6 to the doctor for
each case, the Council supplying the material.
The new arrangement as to fees came into force in October
of this year, and has given a considerable impetus to the scheme.
During the year, 1,027 children received immunising injections.
Vaccination.
The following is an abstract of the Return submitted to the
Registrar General by the Vaccination Officer, respecting the vaccination
of children whose births were registered from 1st January to
31st December, 1936:—
Number of Births registered from 1st January to 31st December,
1930 2,898
Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1938, in the
Vaccination Register:—
Successfully Vaccinated 1,303
Insusceptible of Vaccination 4
Number in respect of whom Statutory Declarations of
Conscientious Objection have been received 1,177
Died unvaccinated 121
Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1938, remained
unentered in Vaccination Register on account of:—
Postponement by Medical Certificate 33
Removal to districts, the Vaccination Officers of which have
been duly apprised 73
Removal to places unknown 136