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Training of Staff of other Agencies
Student nurses from the three major local hospitals and the Middlesex Hospital,
W.C.I, continued to spend time accompanying home nurses on visits to patients as
part of their training.
In addition, lectures on the home nursing service continued to be given to student
nurses at the hospitals periodically by the Superintendent of the Home Nursing
Service.
(See Statistical Table 15)
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Vaccination and immunisation is provided jointly by the general medical
practitioner and local health authority services under Section 26 of the National
Health Service Act, 1946. Every local health authority is required to make arrangements
with medical practitioners for the vaccination of persons in the area of the
authority against smallpox, and the immunisation of such persons against diphtheria.
The Minister of Health subsequently approved similar arrangements for
immunisation against whooping cough, poliomyelitis, tetanus and measles. Approval
has also been given for the vaccination against anthrax of workers in specified
industries but there are no such workers known to be at risk in the borough.
Ministry of Health Circular 9/68 gave details of a new immunisation schedule
and this was adopted in January, 1969:
AGE VACCINE
6 months Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis
Oral Poliomyelitis
8 months Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis
Oral Poliomyelitis
14 months Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis
Oral Poliomyelitis
15 months Measles
18 months Smallpox
4 years Diphtheria/Tetanus
Oral Poliomyelitis
41/2 years Smallpox
(Re-vaccination only)
13 years B.C.G.
15 years Tetanus Toxoid
Oral Poliomyelitis
15 years 1 month Smallpox
(Re-vaccination only)
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