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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
Mitcham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| NOTIFICATIONS | DEATHS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at date of notification. | Number of cases notified | Number of cases included in preceding column in whioh the patient had completed a full course of immunisation. | Age at date of death | Number of deaths | Number of cases included in preceding column in which thepatient had completed a full course of immunisation. |
| _ | — | — | — | ||
| 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| 5-9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 1 | — | — | — | |
Immunisation and reinforcing doses were available to every
school child whose parents gave consent.
Diphtheria Immunisation
Efforts have continued during the year to obtain the immunisation
of every child before the second birthday. A birthday
greeting letter is sent on the first birthday, making an appointment
for immunisation, and three clinics are available, so that no
mother is beyond easy walking distance of a clinic. The health
visitors have urged the mothers at the welfare centres, and when
making home visits, to have their children immunised, and have
made special visits in difficult cases.
Immunisation has been continued at the schools. All the
non-immunised children at the Day Nurseries were immunised
after admission.