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The number of children who received a secondary or re-inforcing
injection was 328.

The following information shows the total number of children
under 16 years of age who have at any time received a course of
immunisation against diphtheria, as at 31st December, 1953:—
Year of Birth Number Year of Birth Number
1953 217 1945 854
1952 397 1944 584
1951 450 1943 484
1950 499 1942 616
1949 626 1941 731
1948 887 1940 660
1947 812 1939 575
1946 781 1938 423
TOTAL 9596
Preventative Medicine, Care and After-Care
This work can largely be divided into two classes of patient,
those suffering from Tuberculosis and those suffering from other
forms of illness. The prevention of tuberculosis must be looked upther
as one of the most urgent problems of preventative medicine and
includes both direct and indirect help. The main preventative
measures in operation are the close supervision of patient and contact,
Mass Radiography Surveys, B.C.G. vaccination and Health education
and propaganda.
Each case of tuberculosis notified is visited at regular intervals
by the Tuberculosis Visitor who arranges for all members of the
family to visit the Chest Clinic for examination and advises the
patient and contacts on measures to be taken in the home to prevent
the spread of infection.
Open air shelters and extra nourishment are provided for tuberculosis
patients, and where possible child contacts of patients are
boarded out.
Rehabilitation of Tuberculous Patients
During the year the Area Sub-Committee accepted financial
responsibility in one case for a patient undergoing re-habilitation at
Preston Hall Settlement. No charge is made to the patient.
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