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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Details of the years work are as follows-
No of persons who received 3 doses of oral vaccine
Born in the following years
| 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | 1943-1960 | 1933-1942 | Others | Tota1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 430 | 83 | 94 | 56 | 32 | 802 |
| Born in the following years | ||||||
| 17 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 66 | |
| Born in the following years | ||||||
| - | 8 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 36 | 115 |
41 primary school children received a fourth injection during the year.
121 primary school children received an oral boost after 3 injections.
No of persons given an oral boost after 2 injections
Born in the following years
| 1962 | 1961 | 1943-1960 | 1933-1942 | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 64 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 113 |
The use of the Sabin method of vaccination, i. e. vaccine given by mouth
instead of by injection, begun in the County Clinics early in the year 1962,was
rapidly developed as the method of choice, and by the end of the year, the giving
of Salk vaccine by injection had ceased in the clinics. Certain general practi
tioners in the Borough however, have continued to use this method.
Puerperal Pyrexia
The number of notifications of puerperal pyrexia was 58 in 1963 compared
with 72 in 1962, These puerperal pyrexia cases were mostly mild and notified
under the statutory requirement to notify any temperature rise to over 100° in
the immediate post-natal period after confinement, but eleven were more serious
cases including four of pyelo-nephritis, three of pneumonia after Caesarean
section one of retained placenta, one of abscess of leg, and two of bronchitis.
= 22-