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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
Five hundred and sixty-eight children in the district
received complete primary courses during the year. Of this
total, 249 were carried out in the Welfare Centres, 239 by
private practitioners and 80 in the schools. In addition, 1337
children were given boosting injections at school (177 of these
being children who are not resident in the area).
Of the primary courses given at Welfare Centres, 126 were
combined Diphtheria/Pertussis, whilst private practitioners
gave 166 such courses.
It will be seen from comparison of this year's figures
with those of 1952 that there is a decrease in the number of
primary courses given, to the extent of 151. This drop in
our figures is due to the fact that immunisation practically
ceased during the late summer months, when the incidence of
poliomyelitis was at its height.
Our usual propaganda campaign was continued during the
year by means of Press notices, distribution of leaflets at
Clinics, and bookmarks through the medium of the public
libraries.
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