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Details of the number of children immunised against whoop
ing cough during the year are as follows:—
Primary immunisations carried out by
the medical officer of health ... 343
Primary immunisations carried out by
private practitioners 134
Children receiving reinforcing doses by
the medical officer of health 40
Children receiving reinforcing doses by
private practitioners 33
VACCINATIONS.
The substantial degree of protection from smallpox which the
population had during the time of compulsory vaccination is being
slowly reduced due to the reduction throughout the country in the
numbers of children vaccinated at the appropriate times. The view
of the Chief Medical Officer to the Ministry of Health is that for
adequate protection at least 75% of infants should be vaccinated.
The percentage of infants under 1 year vaccinated in this Borough
during the year was 66% and efforts are being made to increase
this figure.
As with diphtheria immunisation, all medical practitioners
providing general medical services in the area are given an opportunity
to provide services for carrying out vaccinations.
During the year the following were performed:-
Vaccinations 422
Revaccinations 35
457
Of the above, 190 individuals were vaccinated or revaccinated
by private practitioners.
376 of the persons vaccinated were under one year of age.
ACUTE POLIOMYELITIS.
20 cases of acute poliomyelitis occurred during the year, 9 of
which were paralytic and 11 non-paralytic, all in children under
13 years of age.