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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Poliomyelitis Statistics since 1949
| Confirmed cases | Died | Still making progress | Condition stationary | Fully recovered | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 1950 | 9 | - | - | 3* | 6 |
| 1951 | - | - | - | ||
| 1952 | 9 | 2 | - | 2# | 5 |
| 1953 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 1954 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 1955 | 5 | - | - | 3# | 2 |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 1959 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
*1 now left district #2 now left district
It can be seen from these figures that of 44 confirmed cases of paralytic
poliomyelitis occurring during the past 11 years, 28 have made a complete recovery
with full power and normal movement of all muscles.
The Scheme for inoculation against poliomyelitis inaugurated by Middlesex
County Health Department in 1956, continued during 1959.
Details of the year's work are as follows:-
No. of persons who received two injections during the year
Persons Children Expectant G.Ps and Ambulance Hospital
born born Mothers families personnel staff
1933-42 1943-58
2,106 2,111 326 11 7 1
Details are given below of persons who received a third injection during
1959. They have already been recorded as having two injections.
Persons Children Expectant G.P's and Ambulance Hospital
born born Mothers families personnel staff
1933-42 1943-58
357 4,237 236 9 3 1
By the end of the year 8,335 children under 16 had obtained two injections.
Puerperal Pyrexia
The number of notifications of puerperal pyrexia rose from 58 in 1958 to
70 in 1959. There was no severe infection, these puerperal pyrexia cases were
mild and mostly notified under the statutory requirement to notify any temperature
rise to over 100° after confinement in the immediate post-natal period.
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