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9.
As whooping cough is most dangerous in the first year of life
immunisation should be commenced at the third or fourth month.
Details of the number of children immunised against whooping
cough during the year are as follows
Number of children immunised 384
Number of children receiving reinforcing
doses 108
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
percentage of infants under 1 year vaccinated in this Borough during
the year was 74.2$ 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 445
Revaccinations 69
514
Of the above, 217 individuals were vaccinated or revaccinated
by private practitioners.
394 of the persons vaccinated were -under one year of age.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
One case of acute poliomyelitis (paralytic) occurred during the
year. This child, aged 2 years, had severe paralysis of the right leg
but is improving satisfactorily under treatment.
Immunisation against this disease continued throughout the
year.
Measles.
The number of cases of measles notified (359) was lower than
in 1957. No deaths occurred.