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VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
(Section 26)
During 1953, immunisation against diphtheria and whooping
cough continued to be available at all welfare centres and at the
special clinic held weekly at the Town Hall, where vaccination was
also done.
On April 1st, whooping cough immunisation was extended to
all ages and in addition, general practitioners were brought into the
scheme on the same basis as that previously obtaining in regard to
vaccination and diphtheria immunisation.
Owing to the prevalence of poliomyelitis, the immunisation of
new cases was suspended between the 27th July and 3rd October,
1953.
The ideal programme is vaccination before the end of the third
month, whooping cough immunisation during months 4, 5 and 6,
and diphtheria immunisation during months 7 and 8, with a
'booster' dose immediately before school entry and preferably
another before transfer from the infants to the junior department,
i.e., say about 10 years. A ' booster 1 dose should also be given
against whooping cough before school entry and re-vaccination
performed.
The following were the attendances during the weekly Town
Hall Clinic :—
Diphtheria Immunisation 614
Whooping Cough Immunisation 679
Vaccination 628
Total 1,921
This represented an average of 36.9 attendances per session.
There are two attendances for each vaccination and diphtheria
immunisation, and three for each whooping cough immunisation.