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Hornchurch 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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Immunisation and Vaccination Statistics.

I am indebted to Dr. W. T. G. Boul, Area Medical Officer, for the following information concerning immunisation and vaccination statistics applicable to the Urban District for the year 1960: —

Diphtheria Immunisation :
Completed primary immunisations1,859
Boost injections1,756
Whooping Cough Immunisation:
Completed primary immunisations1,546
Boost injections239
Combined Diphtherial Pertussis Immunisation:
Completed primary immunisations799
Boost injections194
Poliomyelitis Vaccination:
Completed 2 primary injections8,938
Boost injections. 12,312
Smallpox Vaccination:
Primary vaccinations1,773
Re-vaccinations365

Tuberculosis.
The number of new notifications concerned in respiratory and nonrespiratory
remained largely as last year.
Respiratory: The number of new notifications increased from 41
to 43.

Non-Respiratory:The notifications decreased from 5 to 4. The site of infection and age of the non-respiratory cases were as under: —

EndometriumFemale28
Lupus (nose and nostril)52
Meninges24
Peritoneum24

Inward Transfers: These totalled 43 as against 35 last year.
Deaths: There were 10 this year as compared with 5 last year.

Cases on Register:The number of cases of tuberculosis on the register at the end of the year was as follows: —

Respiratory:
Males581
Females497