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80% or more of young people up to the age of 24 years have been
vaccinated against poliomyelitis. Older people up to the age of
50 years and over in our present population have also had the
opportunity of this protection although the percentage in this
group will be considerably lower.
B.C.G. Vaccination Against Tuberculosis. In 1957 B. C. G. Vaccination
was first offered to all school children aged 13 years, i.e.
prior to leaving school. This offer is made annually to all schools
both maintained and private schools. Thus young people now between
the ages of 13 and 22 years have all had the opportunity of
receiving B.C.G. Vaccination in school, and in Wood Green between
70 and 75% have taken advantage of it. The consent rate for 1963
in Wood Green was 75. 2%.
Typhoid. A comparatively small percentage of the population are
protected against Typhoid Fever. A growing number of our school
children, however, are so protected prior to foreign travel, and
it may be that the general public will profit by their example
and also seek this safeguard before travelling abroad.
DISINFECTION AND DIS INFESTATION
The number of articles dealt with at the Disinfection Station
was as follows:-
Articles disinfected 25
Articles destroyed 48
17 rooms were disinfected on account of infectious disease.
6 premises were disinfested on account of the presence of
vermin, which involved the disinfestation of 21 rooms.
69 premises were treated for infestations of cockroaches,
wasps, ants, flies, bluebottles, fleas, beetles and
maggots, woodworm, woodlice, moths, bees and silverfish.
74 Library books were brought to the Department during the
year for disinfection on account of being in contact
with cases of infectious disease.
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