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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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SMALLPOX
There were no cases during the year, but there were three incidents which resulted
in contacts from the East requiring services by the Health Inspectors.
Three people arrived at London Airport from Karachi on the 22nd April having been
in contact with a suspected smallpox case. All three had been vaccinated and were
kept under surveillance.
Two people arrived by air from Cairo, an endemic smallpox area. One had not
been vaccinated and this was done during the time both were kept under surveillance.
An employee of Ghana Airways arrived at London Airport from Cairo having
lost his Vaccination Certificate. At our request he was revaccinated.
TUBERCULOSIS
There were 89 pulmonary notifications (61 male and 28 female) compared with 70
in 1962 (46 male and 24 female). Non-pulmonary notifications consisted of five male
and six female against six female in 1962.
WHOOPING COUGH
There were 93 notifications.
IMMUNIZATION
Immunization is provided in clinics and by general practitioners in the area against
the following diseases:
Diphtheria
Whooping Cough
Tetanus
Poliomyelitis
Smallpox
In addition immunization against tuberculosis is offered to 13-year-old school children, details of which are included in the report on the School Health Service. The schedule of immunization used in Ealing clinics is:—
| Age | Vaccine | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 3 months | Triple antigen (Diphtheria Whooping Cough Tetanus) | Four weeks or more |
| 4 months | Triple antigen | Four weeks or more |
| 5 months | Triple antigen | Four weeks or more |
| 6 months | Vaccination against smallpox | Four weeks or more |
| 7 months | Poliomyelitis—Oral | Four weeks or more |
| 8 months | Poliomyelitis—Oral | Four weeks or more |
| 9 months | Poliomyelitis—Oral | |
| 16 months | Triple antigen | |
| School Entry | Diphtheria and tetanus booster |