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Carshalton 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Details of the vaccination state of the whole local population is not
known, but information in respect of children under five years of age is
recorded with a high degree of accuracy. At the end of 1955 slightly more
than 46% of the children in this age group are known to have been vaccinated,
a figure which has been fairly constantly maintained for the last two
or three years.
| Age at 31st December, 1955 | Under 1 yr | 1-4 yrs | 5-14 yrs | 15 yrs & over | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | |||||
| — | |||||
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| — |
In addition, the following unsuccessful attempts at vaccination were made:
| Age at 31st December, 1955 | Under 1 yr | 1-4 yrs | 5-14 yrs | 15 yrs & over | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | |||||
| 1 | 1 | — | |||
| 1 |
The estimated number of children under five years of age vaccinated
at the 31st December, 1955, was 1,686.
Enteric Fever
No cases of typhoid or paratyphoid fever were reported.
Dysentery
In previous reports mention has been made of the increasing prevalence
of this mild intestinal infection due to shigella Sonnei, much of which
escapes detection. Experience in past years shows that the number of cases
notified is to a great extent related to the diligence with which they are
sought since only a small proportion ever seek medical advice. Of those
that do, many are treated symptomatically without any bacteriological
investigation which would establish the identity of the causative organism.
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