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The some papers also published leading articles and
quotations from interviews with the Mayor. and prominent
members and officers of the Council, supporting diphtheria
immunisation.
The Health Visitors in accordance with the Ministry's
suggestion in Circular 2713 were temporarily relieved of
certain duties in order to make special visits to the parents
of un-immunised children. Many informative leaflets were
distributed and posters displayed throughout the Borough.
The result of the campaign was shown by the large
increase in attendances at the diptheria immunisation clinic.
Approximately 3775 attended compared with 1895 last year.
422 certificates were issued compared with 292 last year. In
addition to the work done at the Borough council's clinic the
L.C.C. commenced in August to immunise school children at
the schools. Schools were visited by the L.C.C, school
doctors for this purpose, 148 under 5 and 1062 over 5 were
immunised up to December 1942 A complete list of all
children in the Borough under the age of 5 years was obtained
and the Health Visitors. continue to make reminder visits to
those families who have not yet accepted immunisation for
their children, Unfortunately there are still many children
un-immunised.
To wipe out diphtheritic infection it is necessary that
80% of the child population should be immunised, and moreover
that this percentage should be maintained. In this country
it is unlikely that the standard will be reached without
compulsion. Meantime the protection of the individual child
is valuable.
TYPHUS FEVER ARRANGEMENTS.
I common with other London Boroughs arrangements have been
made to disinfest the premises and effects of typhus patients
and to delouse typhus contacts. All the Sanitary Inspectors
and Health Visitors and disinfectors attended special lectures
of the subject. Special typhus overalls have been obtained
for the use of the officers and staff engaged in this work
TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFICATIONS:
206 cases of tuberculosis were notified - 180 Pulmonary
and 26 non-pulmonary.
TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS.
There were 85 deaths: 78 being respiratory compared with
128 last year and 7 other forms compared with 17 last year.
OTHER DEATHS.
There were 171 deaths from Cancer compared with 203
last year, 12 road traffic accidents compared with 19 last
year and 43 from other violent causes compared with 316
last year (see page 6).
BUG ERADICATION: 1832 Inspections and re-inspections of
premises were carried out the Inspectors on bug eradication.
399 premises, 861 rooms and 144 shelters were sprayed
during the year.
12 lots of furniture were treated with Hydrogen Cyanide
prior to the removal of families to other premises and 38
lots of bunks from shelters were similarly treated.
76 loads of straw were fumigated as a precaution against
foot and mouth disease as required by the Ministry of
Agriculture on behalf of colonial and foreign countries.
CLEANSING AND DISINFECTION.
487 rooms were disinfected because of infectious disease
and 101 because of pulmonary tuberculosis. 78890 articles
of clothing and bedding were steam disinfected.
SMALLPOX AND VACCINATION.
No cases of smallpox were notified. There were 288 births
registered during 1942, of these 77 were successfully
vaccinated, 90 Statutory declarations wore received. In
addition, 155 children who were registered outside the
Borough were successfully vaccinated. The total number of
children vaccinated was 232.
SCABIES. During the year the existing facilities for the
treatment of scabies were increased by the addition of two
extra baths at Branch Road Treatment Centre.