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Poliomyelitis Vaccination (Salk):
Completed two primary injections 93
3rd boost injections 16
4th boost injections 28
Poliomyelitis Vaccination (Oral):
Completed three doses 2,690
3rd boost dose 298
4th boost dose 1,789
Smallpox Vaccination:
Primary vaccinations 1,580
Re-vaccinations 526
B.C.G. Vaccination (School Children of 13 years plus):
Number vaccinated 847
Infective Hepatitis.
61 cases were notified as against 4 last year. The increase was
mainly due to an outbreak at Suttons Hostel and this accounts for the
high proportion of these cases which were hospitalised.
Tuberculosis.
Respiratory: The number of new notifications increased from 24 to
46.
Non-respiratory: The notifications increased from 4 to 6. The site
of infection and age of the non-respiratory cases were as under:—
Epididymis Males 36 and 42.
Ovary and fallopian tubes Female 41.
Pelvis Female 21.
Renal Males 26 and 36.
Inward Transfers: These totalled 8 as against 21 last year.
Deaths: There were 5 this year as against 7 last year.
Cases on register: The number of cases of tuberculosis on the register
at the end of the year was as follows:—
Respiratory:
Males 444
Females 352
Non-respiratory:
Males 38
Females 27
Romford Chest Clinic.
Noted below is some information from Dr. Stanley Steel, Consultant
Physician, Romford Chest Clinic:—
"During the year 1964 the Romford Chest Clinic has continued to
serve the needs of the combined area of Romford Borough and Hornchurch
Urban District. As forecast in the report on the services of the
Romford Chest Clinic for 1963, there has been a steady decline in the