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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Richmond upon Thames 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Immunization against Tetanus.
In August 1956 the Ministry of Health approved the use in
County Clinics of Anti-tetanus Antigen, either in the form of the
triple Antigen (with diphtheria and whooping cough) or separately.
It is available on request by the parent.
At the end of 1956, 29 children had been given full courses of
the inoculations.
| YEAR | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scabies . | 431 | 274 | 377 | 66 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | Nil. | 4 | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. |
| Head Lice | 181 | 188 | 308 | 239 | 78 | 141 | 129 | 98 | 40 | 54 | 42 | 62 | 57 |
Figures in the above table are children attending schools in the
Borough found to be verminous at routine inspections in school by
Health Visitors.
Scabies is no longer a problem in the district. The 57 cases of
louse infestation are school children who are well known to the School
Nurses. They are given materials for cleansing and parents are
given full instructions. Bad cases are cleansed at the school clinics
by the Health Visitors.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The position in Richmond for the year 1956 may be summarised
as follows:—
NOTIFICATIONS:
Respiratory Tuberculosis.
Twenty cases of respiratory tuberculosis were notified during the
year, viz:— 14 males and 6 females. The corresponding figure for
1955 was 28.
Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis.
Two new cases of non-respiratory tuberculosis were notified
during the year and there were no deaths from this cause. Five such
cases have been notified during 1955.