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Merton 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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(c) Pupils re-inspected at school clinic 3,034
Number of (c) found to require treatment 2,111
Sessions.
Sessions devoted to treatment 3,073
Sessions devoted to inspection 175
Sessions devoted to Dental Health
Education 34
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PROPHYLACTIC
MEASURES
| Disease | Suffering | Excluded on suspicion | Infection at home | Total exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 29 | - | 2 | 31 |
| Measles | 260 | 1 | 2 | 263 |
| Whooping Cough | 22 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| German Measles | 93 | — | — | 93 |
| Chicken Pox | 159 | — | 3 | 162 |
| Mumps | 450 | 3 | 2 | 455 |
| Jaundice | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Other | 41 | — | 1 | 42 |
| Totals | 1,056 | 5 | 13 | 1,074 |
| Disease | Suffering | Excluded on suspicion | Total exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impetigo | 2 | — | 2 |
| Scabies | 4 | — | 4 |
| Other | 5 | — | 5 |
| Totals | 11 | — | 11 |
Compared with 1966 there were 249 more cases of communicable
disease notified as a result of which children were excluded from
School.
2. Prophylactic Measures
1. Poliomyelitis Vaccination.
Vaccination of school children against Poliomyelitis continued
during the year. The actual number vaccinated or receiving reinforcing
doses during 1967 was as follows:—
Number of children vaccinated 130
Number of children given re-inforcing doses 1,363
No case of Poliomyelitis occurred in the Borough in 1967.
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