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names and addresses of all children under five years of age have
been obtained from the Food Office, and the Health Visitors have
visited every child and urged the mother to have the child protected.
Special appeals have been made to the mothers attending
the Infant Welfare Centres. The following figures show the
number of children immunised during the year.
Under five 933
Five—15 940
Over 15 5
Total 1,878
The following figures show the percentage of the child population
considered immunised at 31st December, 1942:—
Under five 39.43%
Five—15 41.45%
The number of birthday greetings sent in 1942 was 120.
Seventy-five mothers took advantage of this offer.
Typhoid Fever
No case was notified during the year.
Diarrhœa and Enteritis Under Two Years of Age
Five deaths were registered during the year.
Encephalitis Lethargica
One case was notified during the year.
Chicken Pox
Two hundred and fifty-four cases of chicken pox were notified
by the head teachers of the schools in the district.
Mumps
Four hundred and eighty-nine cases of mumps were notified
by the head teachers of the schools in the district.