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always involved they are not infallible. Management of vaccination and
immunisation procedures by computer having proved successful in other
areas, arrangements were made to introduce the scheme in the Borough
during 1967. On receipt of a birth notification or when details of a child
moving into the Borough are received, the health visitor calls and completes
a form. Details from this form are then transferred to the magnetic
tapes. When a vaccination or immunisation session is prepared the
computer produces a list of children showing name, reference number
and which dose of a particular course is due. At the same time as the list
is prepared appointment cards are printed showing name, reference
number, details of dose due and date and time of appointment. Following
the session the relevant details are recorded by the computer and any
child not immunised at that particular session will be automatically
given another appointment when the next list is prepared.
Each week an alphabetical list is printed showing details of all
vaccinations and immunisations which have been given to date for all
children born since 1st January, 1967. This is retained in the department
so that at any time should any query concerning treatment be raised the
necessary details can be obtained at once. All future immunisation
procedures in the Borough clinics will be controlled by computer. Details
of the procedures will be sent to all general practitioners early in 1968
when it is hoped all will take advantage of the scheme. No doubt as more
and more authorities change to computer control of vaccination and
immunisation procedures, a higher total of fully protected children will
result.
The following tables show the numbers of children under sixteen who
completed vaccination or immunisation during 1967. The figures compare
favourably with those for 1965.