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Malden and Coombe 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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that of the children living in the district aged 0-5 years 46 per
cent, have been immunised, and of the children 5-15 years 7i
per cent, have been immunised. As a number of children
have certainly been immunised privately and in other districts
it is probable that this is an under estimate.
The following statistics refer to immunisation carried out during the year :—
| Number of cases completing treatment by M.O.TI. during the year (pre-school children 467, school children 103) | 570 |
| Number of cases treated by private doctors under the Council's scheme | 56 |
| Number of Schick tests | 1,551 |
| Number of children receiving reinforcing doses | 334 |
| Total attendances at Clinic | 1,247 |
CEREBROSPINAL FEVER.
Only two cases of cerebro-spinal fever were notified, both
ot' whom made good recoveries.
MEASLES.
The incidence of measles was very high. The 589 cases
notified represent the largest number since notification became
general in 1939. The general type of illness was very mild,
however, and only six cases were removed to hospital. Prophylactic
serum for contacts was supplied for 40 cases to medical
practitioners. One death occurred in an old lady aged 84 who
was temporarily living outside the district.
DYSENTERY.
Of the 53 cases of Sonne dysentery notified, the greater
number occurred in connection with two separate outbreaks.
The first occurred at a Public Assistance residential children's
nursery and affected eighteen children and three of the staff.
The infection was introduced by one of the children and spread
from case to case. All the cases .were mild, but the children
were removed to hospital for isolation.