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Scarlet Fever
There were 9 cases of Scarlet Fever, nine 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
No case of Poliomyelitis occurred during the year.
Early in 1960 it was decided to extend poliomyelitis vaccination to persons under
the age of 40. Hitherto vaccination could only be obtained by persons under the age
of 26 and certain special groups such as Health Visitors and Public Health Inspectors.
In 1961 arrangements for poliomyelitis vaccination were extended to include a reinforcing
fourth dose; Ministry of Health Circular No. 15/61 asked specifically for
arrangements to be made to offer such a dose to children when they enter school
(normally at the age of 5), to children of 5 and over already at school who have not
reached the age of 12 and to all children of similar ages who are not attending school.
During the year oral vaccine was made available for the immunisation of persons
eligible under approved Local Health Authority arrangements, i.e., the "priority
groups" namely those over six months and under 40 years of age and certain others
at special risk.
The number of persons vaccinated in Finchley during 1962 is shown as follows:—
By General By Middlesex
Practitioners County Council
1. Number of persons who received
one reinforcing dose 1,472 562
2. Number of children aged 5-12
years who received a second
reinforcing dose 328 446
3. Number of persons who completed
a primary course of oral vaccination
144 274
Measles
The number of notifications was 150 compared with 1,173 in 1961.
There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough
The notifications numbered 2 in 1962 and there were no deaths. During the
year, one child was immunised by a General Practitioner.
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