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Southall 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND
OTHER DISEASES
The number of infectious disease cases notified during 1962 was not great. Apart from
a large figure for dysentery (although more than half of these notifications were subsequently
cancelled because the bacteriological reports showed no dysentery organisms), 178 measles
and one case of typhoid imported from abroad, there was nothing outstanding. See Tables
VI and VII on page 64. Details of each disease individually can be found below.
Monthly Bulletins of Incidence of Infectious Disease
These bulletins were circulated monthly to all general practitioners in the Borough, and,
in addition to information with regard to infectious diseases occurring during the previous
month, any topical matter, or incident of mutual interest to general practitioners and the
Public Health Service, was also included.
Poliomyelitis
No notifications of anterior Doliomvelitis were received in 1962.

Table: Vaccination against poliomyelitis, which is organised by Middlesex County Health Department, continued throughout 1962 and details are as follows:—

Vaccination against poliomyelitis, which is organised by Middlesex County Health Department, continued throughout 1962 and details are as follows:—

Number of persons who had received two injections at any time up to 31st December, 196219,232
Number of persons who received 3 oral doses. Born in the following years:
196219611943-19601933-1942OthersTotal
47206491219333
Number of persons who received 2 injections. Born in the following years:
196219611943-19601933-1942OthersTotal
30256130132239787
Number of persons who received 3 injections. Born in the following years:
196219611943-19601933-1942OthersTotal
1524612547591,527

Table: 261 school children between the ages of 5 and 12 were given a fourth injection. 680 school children between the ages of 5 and 12 were given a boost dose of oral vaccine after 3 injections.

261 school children between the ages of 5 and 12 were given a fourth injection. 680 school children between the ages of 5 and 12 were given a boost dose of oral vaccine after 3 injections.

Number of persons who received an oral boost after 2 injections. Born in the following years:
19611943-19601933-1942OthersTotal
140345102234821