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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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TABLE 14. — POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION.
Northern Division — Richmond and Barnes.
PRIMARY COURSE.
| Age Group — Born in | Number of Persons who completed a Primary Course of Treatment in 1964. |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 137 |
| 1963 | 696 |
| 1962 | 188 |
| 1961 | 62 |
| 1943-60 | 235 |
| 1933-42 | 57 |
| Others | 66 |
| Total | 1,441 |
In addition 1,232 reinforcing doses were given during the year.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Vaccination Against Tuberculosis.
During 1964 a total of 389 boys and girls were inoculated with
B.C.G. in the Northern Division (Richmond and Barnes).
NOTIFICATIONS :
Respiratory Tuberculosis.
Twenty-three cases of respiratory tuberculosis were notified during
the year, viz:— 14 males and 9 females. The corresponding figure
for 1963 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. Two cases were
notified in 1963.
TABLE 15. — TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER.
After all additions and deletions had been taken into account the number of cases of tuberculosis remaining upon the Register at the close of the year was as under : —
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| Males | 103 | 2 |
| Females | 47 | 10 |
| 150 | 12 | |
| Corresponding figures for 1963 | 148 | 13 |