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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
Merton 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PROPHYLACTIC
MEASURES
| Disease | Suffering | Excluded on suspicion | Infection at home | Total exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 42 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Measles | 94 | — | 1 | 95 |
| Whooping Cough | 22 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| German Measles | 447 | 2 | 13 | 462 |
| Chicken Pox | 501 | 1 | 9 | 511 |
| Mumps | 53 | — | 1 | 54 |
| Jaundice | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Other | 49 | — | 1 | 50 |
| Totals | 1,212 | 9 | 27 | 1,248 |
| Disease | Suffering | Excluded on suspicion | Total exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impetigo | 8 | _ | 8 |
| Scabies | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other | 16 | — | 16 |
| Totals | 25 | 25 |
Compared with 1967 there were 170 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 1968 was as follows:—
Number of children vaccinated 144
Number of children given re-inforcing doses 2,029
No case of Poliomyelitis occurred in the Borough in 1968.
2. Diphtheria/Tetanus Immunisation.
Number of children given immunisation 261
Number of children given re-inforcing doses 3,233
No case of Diphtheria or Tetanus occurred among school children,
or otherwise, in this area but the importance of immunisation for
all children is in no way diminished.
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