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Acton 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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SECTION D
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES, SCABIES AND
OTHER CONDITIONS
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
The protected child population at the end of 1959 is as follows:
| Children under 5 years of age | 2,359 |
| Children 5-15 years | 8,313 |
| and the figures of work carried out during 1959 are given below: | |
| Total number of under 5s inoculated | 368 |
| Total number of over 5s inoculated | 14 |
| Boost dose after 3 years | 167 |
| Schick Test after 3 years—Negative | 86 |
| Positive | 15 |
| Primary Schick Test—Negative | 5 |
| Positive | 9 |
POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION
During the year an encouraging response built up in the local
factories and industrial units for protection of the "Up to 25's"
against poliomyelitis, and by the end of December 1959, of some
5,(MM) young people who had received their first two injections
earlier in the year, 1,800 had completed the course of three inoculations.
Much of the work was carried out at the place of employment,
thanks to the excellent co-operation of managements and
medical staffs, but where medical facilities were not available our
own staff visited and gave the injections at the specified intervals.
Special evening and regular Saturday morning sessions were
also held at the Clinics to give every opportunity to young adults
to avail themselves of this protection.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
During the year 864 cases of infectious diseases were notified