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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
Carshalton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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A further 775 children under 15 years of age received a full course of immunising injections as follows: —
| Age Groups. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0—5 | 5—15 | ||
| At Council Clinics | 437 | 21 | 458 |
| In Carshalton Schools | 11 | 243 | 254 |
| By Private Practitioners | 24 | 8 | 32 |
| 472 | 272 | 744 | |
| 8 | 40 | 48 | |
| 12 | 67 | 79 | |
| Carshalton Residents | 476 | 299 | 775 |
The position in respect of immunisation at 31st December, 1944, was as follows : —
| Age Groups. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | 5—15 | ||
| Estimated number of children resident in the district | 3,650 | 10,500 | 14,150 |
| Number immunised at 31st December | 1,993 | 8,700 | 10,693 |
| Percentage immunised | 54 | 83 | 75 |
The material used was A.P.T., usually in two doses of 0.3 c.c.
and 0.5 c.c. at an interval of one month.
Erysipelas.
Eleven cases were notified, all residents of the district but one.
Seven were of the facial type and the same number received in-patient
hospital treatment and recovered.
Pneumonia.
The severer respiratory infections were less prevalent, 30 cases
of pneumonia being reported compared with 60 in the year before.
Four of the total were of influenzal origin.
Measles.
The district was practically free of measles in 1944, only three
cases being notified. There were no deaths.
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