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Total number of first vaccinations
1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1 963 1964
487 438 418 430 531 525 455 584 2 192 251 405
The figures for vaccination against smallpox as for those against polio
myelitis, are too small for safety,
Vaccination of persons intending to travel abroad has to be confirmed by
the vaccinating doctor on an International Certificate of Vaccination which is
not acceptable unless the signature is authenticated by the Medical Officer of
Health During 1964 691 such Certificates were authenticated, compared with
643 in 1963
Scarlet Fever
There was a rise in the number of cases of scarlet fever notified and confirmed
as such, the figure being 25 in 1964 compared with 16 in 1963. 3 of
these cases were admitted to hospital No secondary cases occurred during the
year,
Whooping Cough

Immunisation against whooping cough is fairly general now the inoculation
being carried out either simultaneously with that for immunisation against diphtheria
or in series alternating with anti diphtheria inoculation and outbreaks
of whooping cough have not been occurring during the past few years but the
larger number of cases notified this year suggests that the immunisation level
may not be sufficiently high to keep the disease at bay
No deaths occurred from this disease during 1964
Diphtheria
No case of diphtheria occurred during the year The last confirmed case
of diphtheria in the Borough occurred in 1948

(Figures for 1963 are shown in brackets)
25