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Diphtheria
Once again it is pleasing to record here that there were no cases
of Diphtheria in Finchley during the year. It may be of interest to
note that the last case in the Borough occurred in 1946.
During the year 15 children were immunised by General
Practitioners and 27 by Medical Officers of the Local Health
Authority. In addition, 749 children were immunised with a combined
diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic, 326 by General
Practitioners and 423 by the Local Health Authority.
Five hundred and nineteen children were given " booster " doses
of diphtheria prophylactic alone, and 21 children were given
"booster" doses of combined diphtheria and whooping cough
prophylactic.
Scarlet Fever
There were 34 cases of Scarlet Fever, 25 less than in the previous
year. The known cases were mild in character and there is little
doubt that in a number of others the illness was so slight as to escape
detection altogether. There were no deaths.
Poliomyelitis
During the year, five cases of Poliomyelitis were notified to me,
and of these, 4 were found to be suffering from the paralytic form.
There were no deaths from the disease and in only one case was there
any severe residual paralysis.
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