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Chingford 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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32.
SECTION F.
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND
OTHER DISEASES
Diphtheria
No cases of diphtheria occurred in the Borough during 1951.
The facilities for immunisation against diphtheria are detailed on
pages 9 &10. In addition, arrangements are made for school children to
be immunised at school.
The numbers of children immunised during the year were;-
Primary immunisations - under 5 years 515
" " 5 to 15 years 55
Total 570
Number of children receiving secondary
or reinforcing injections 224
Scarlet Fever.
There was an increase of 19 in the notifications received during the year as compared with 1950* The numbers of cases and the percentages removed to hospital during the previous five years are as follows:
| 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases notified | 69 | 78 | 105 | 62 | 81 | |
| Percentage removed to hospital | 61 | 52 | 46 | 65 | 48 | |
Measles
Measles was the most prevalent of the infectious diseases
during 1951. The number of cases, 940, was the highest recorded since
it become notifiable. Only 13 cases needed hospital care.
As in previous years, measles serum was available to
general practitioners on application to the Public Health Laboratory
at Colindale for the treatment of cases and the protection of contacts.
Whooping Cough
As in the case of measles, the number of cases of whooping
cough notified to the Health Department, viz: 463 as the highest
since this disease became notifiable. Of this figure only 9 cases
required hospital treatment.