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The Council have continued to grant to the Octopus Club the
use of the Squires Lane Bath on alternate Sundays for "old" cases
of Poliomyelitis, who although cured of the disease have some
residual disability.
The cases are collected from a wide area by ambulances and
cars and are assisted in changing and also in the water by voluntary
helpers.
All cases are certified by a doctor to be free from infection.
Vaccination against Poliomyelitis
The vaccination of children was continued, and the offer of
vaccination was extended to include children born in 1955 and 1956,
as well as in the age group 1947—1954 as previously. Early in the
year, local health authorities were requested by the Minister of Health
to vaccinate as many children as possible, and in the light of past
experience, he advised that vaccination need not be suspended during
the period of the year when Poliomyelitis is prevalent.
In Area No. 4, which comprises the Boroughs of Finchley and
Hendon, 5,959 children were vaccinated.
Separate figures are not available for each district.
Measles
The number of notifications was 957 compared with 172 in
1956. There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough
The notifications numbered 119 in 1957 and there were no
deaths. During the year, 83 children were immunised by General
Practitioners and Medical Officers of the Local Health Authority.
Pneumonia
Thirty-five cases were notified in 1957 and there were 32 deaths.
Twenty-three of these were persons of 65 years of age and over.
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