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Romford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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Table 17 gives the statistics relative to Vaccination, as recorded by
the General Practitioners.
TABLE 17
| Under 6 months | 362 |
| Between the ages oi 6 months and 1 year of age | 208 |
| Between the ages of 1 and 2 years | 96 |
| Between the ages of 2 and 5 years | 67 |
| Between the agesi of 5 and 15 years | 100 |
| Over 15 years | 108 |
| Under 1 year of age | — |
| Between the ages of 1 and 2 years | — |
| Between the ages of % and 5" years | 44 |
| Between the ages of 5 and 15 years | 195 |
| Over 15 years | 154 |
(i) Tuberculosis.
The scheme whereby B.C.G. is offered, with parental consent, to
children at the age of 13 years was continued on the same lines as last
year, with the following results.
TABLE 18
| Number of pupilsi tuberculin tested | 605 |
| Number found to be positive | 59 |
| Number found to be negative | 546 |
| Number who received B.C.G. | 468 |
| Number post-tested | 457 |
| Number found to be positive | 443 |
| Number found to be negative | 14 |
(j) Whooping Cough.
Altogether, 368 cases were notified. These were fairly evenly
distributed throughout the year, with maximum intensity in May.
During, 1956, 1,598 children received immunisation injections.
(ii) Non-Notifiable
The particulars of these are set out below, and the figures are
compiled from the school leturnsi. As they are not notifiable, however,
the general prevalence is unknown.
TABLE 19
| Chickenpox | 397 |
| Mumps | 243 |
| German Measles | 216 |
6.—SUPPLEMENTARY.
(i) Section 47, National Assistance Act, 1948.
It was not found necessary to take any formal action under this
section. Investigations, however, were carried out in two or three
instances, and other means were found to achieve a satisfactory solution.