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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
Finchley 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The following table shows the number of cases notified during the past five years:—
| 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 4 | 12 | 45 | 13 | 17 |
| Encephalitis | - | - | — | 2 | -- |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 7 |
| Measles | 206 | 602 | 74 | 1173 | 150 |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 29 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Scarlet Fever | 58 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 9 |
| Smallpox | — | - | — | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | — | - |
| Whooping Cough | 22 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 2 |
Figures concerning notified cases of Tuberculosis will be found on page 25.
Diphtheria
There were no cases of Diphtheria.
During the year, the following immunisations were carried out:—
By Medical Officers
By General of the Local
Practitioners Authority
Number of Children
Diphtheria only 4 —
Tetanus only 15 37
Diphtheria and Tetanus Primary 14 43
Diphtheria and Tetanus Booster 26 2
Triple Primary 446 320
Triple Booster 71 —
In addition, 5 children were immunised by General Practitioners with a combined
diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic. Three hundred and thirty-two children
were given "booster" doses of diphtheria prophylactic alone and 4 were given
"booster" doses of combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic.
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