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Hendon 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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these talks are the most effective method of stimulating interest.
The following Table gives particulars of the number of children who have
now been immunised:-
TABLE II
IMMUNISATION AGAINST
| No.of children immunised. | Under 5 | Over 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Total No. of children immunised during 1942. | 2487 | 5868 | |
| 2.Total No. previously immunised | 1670 | 3530 | 5200 |
| 4157 | 6911 | 11068 |
It is a gratifying fact that in this fourth year of War the incidence
of pneumonia was actually reduced and that the incidence of Cerebral Spinal Fever
and Typhoid Fever, both of which tend to become prevalent under war time conditions,
remained low,
TUBERCULOSIS
The following Table shows the notifications of and deaths from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis during the last four years:-
TABLE III
PULMONARY tuberculosis .
| Year | Notifications | Deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| 193S | 82 | 63 | 145 | 30 | 28 | 58 |
| 1940 | 83 | 65 | 148 | 25 | 56 | |
| 1941 | 68 | 90 | 158 | 48 | 37 | 85 |
| 1942 | 141 | 93 | 234 | 38 | 28 | 66 |
It will be seen that the notifications of new cases of this disease havo,
so far as males are concerned, markedly increased. How far this may be due to
improved methods of diagnosis and to greater numbers of the population being medically
examined prior to entry into the various services, I am unable to say, but the fact
nevertheless remains and makes the only adverse feature in an otherwise healthy record.
VENEREAL DISEASES,
The seheme for the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases is administered