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Octopus Club
The Council have continued to grant to the Octopus Club the
use of the Indoor Bath at Squires Lane on alternate Sundays from
12.30 p.m. to 2 p.m. The total membership of the Club is about 50
and the average number of members who attend each session is
about 26.
The Club does not confine itself to those who have suffered from
Poliomyelitis. Persons who have suffered from any kind of disablement
may attend at the Bath, providing that each can produce a
certificate from his family doctor stating that he is free from infection,
and would benefit from attending the swimming sessions. The cases
are collected from a wide area by ambulances and cars (such
arrangements being made by the Infantile Paralysis Fellowship) and
are assisted in changing and also in the water by voluntary helpers.
Vaccination against Poliomyelitis
During the year, the offer of vaccination was extended to
include, among other groups, persons who had reached the age of
six months and were under 26 years, and expectant mothers. The
number of persons vaccinated in the Middlesex County Council Area
No. 4, which comprises the Boroughs of Finchley and Hendon, during
1958, is shown as follows:—
(a) With two injections 26,241
(b) With three injections 9,968
It is hoped that separate figures for Finchley will be available
for 1959.
Measles
The number of notifications was 206 compared with 957 in
1957. There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough
The notifications numbered 22 in 1958 and there were no deaths.
During the year, 352 children were immunised by General Practitioners
and Medical Officers of the Local Health Authority. One
child was given a "booster" dose of whooping cough vaccine.
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