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Brentford and Chiswick 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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The patient was a boy of 14 years of age-he was very ill and developed
paralysis of both legs and the left arm, with some weakness of the respiratory
muscles and of the muscles of the spine At the end of the year he had improved
considerably and was ready for transfer to the Orthopaedic Unit for rehabilitation
The Scheme for inoculation against poliomyelitis inaugurated by Middlesex
County Health Department in 1956. continued during 1961
Details of the year5 s work are as follows
No of persons who received two injections during the year
Children born Persons born Persons born before Dates of birth Total
1943 - 1960 1933 - 1942 1933 who have not unknown
passed their 40th
birthday
1,110 419 711 123 2S 363
Details are given below of persons who received a third injection during
1961c They have already been recorded as having two injections
Children born Persons born Persons born before Dates of birth Total
1943 - 1960 1933-1942 1933 who have not unknown
passed their 40th
birthday
511 239 516 57 1,323
2,268 primary school children received a fourth injection during the year&
Puerperal Pyrexia
The number of notifications of puerperal pyrexia was 66 in 1961 compared
with 67 in I960, 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
periodo.
Smallpox
In the last days of December three cases of smallpox were brought into
this country by air from Karachi and observation of a contact within the Borough
had commenced i.e. the contact was vaccinated and daily surveillance for the
period of incubation instituted.
Vaccina11 on against Smallpox

The following information regarding vaccination against smallpox carried out in the Borough during 1961 has been supplied by the Area Medical Officer.

Number of persons who during the year wereAge GroupsTotal
Under 112-45-1415 & over
vaccinated for first time41762225924584
re-vaccinated--246672
Total41762246390656