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Orpington 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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52
SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
General.
Four hundred and twenty notifications of infectious diseases were
received during the year, compared with 2,099 during 1961.
The difference in the figures for these two years is mainly
accounted for by the decrease in the number of cases of measles,
there being 1,847 notifications of this disease in 1961 and only 253 in
the year under review.
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis and Vaccination.
One case of poliomyelitis (paralytic) was notified in 1962, and the
patient was admitted to hospital.
The County Medical Officer has kindly supplied the following poliomyelitis vaccination figures for 1962, based on the return submitted to the Ministry of Health:
| Year. | 2 injections (Salk) | 3rd Dose. (Salk and Oral) | 4th Dose. (Salk and Oral) | 3 Orals (Complete Course) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | — | 2 | — | 174 |
| 1961 | 147 | 605 | — | 604 |
| 1957-1960 | 83 | 653 | — | 130 |
| 1943-1956 | 32 | 381 | 872 | 87 |
| 1933-1942 | 36 | 292 | — | 72 |
| Others | 88 | 1,325 | — | 257 |
Diphtheria and Diphtheria Immunisation.
No cases of this disease were notified in the Urban District during
1962.
The following table, details of which have been supplied by the County Medical Officer, shows the diphtheria immunisation figures for 1962, based on returns submitted to the Ministry of Health:
| Year of Birth. | Diphtheria Immunisation (Singly or in combination). | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary. | Reinforcing. | |
| 1962 | 578 | Nil |
| 1961 | 622 | 39 |
| 1960 | 25 | 341 |
| 1959 | 13 | 84 |
| 1958 | 13 | 61 |
| 1953-1957 | 19 | 560 |
| 1948-1952 | 8 | 17 |
| Totals | 1278 | 1102 |
Dysentery.
Only one case of dysentery was notified during the year.