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places, and leaflets setting out the advantages and objects of immunisation
freely distributed.
To carry out the actual scheme it will be necessary to utilise a room
for the purpose one afternoon a week, and have a medical session of two
hours. The Council have a room in Sutherland House on the ground
floor admirably suited for the purpose, provided the Ministry of Health
will permit its use, and if their sanction is given no expense would be
incurred for rent.
The services of a doctor with previous experience is essential, and
such can be obtained at a fee of 1½ guineas per session.
The services of a part-time nurse would also be required. The
Ministry of Health state that no "extensive" use should be made of the
services of Health Visitors, although in other Boroughs the Ministry
allows the services of a Health Visitor for this purpose. A large proportion
of the children are sent from the Welfare Centres.
The cost of the necessary medical equipment would amount to about
£10, and the office equipment to another £10, as certain record cards,
etc., would have to be printed.
Should the Ministry of Health agree to the use of the room in Sutherland
House, and to the scheme as set out above, it would be possible
to deal with about 600 cases yearly, for the sum of about £300.
I would suggest that if this scheme meets with the approval of the
Public Health Committee, it should be submitted to the Ministry of
Health for their approval."
ENTERIC FEVER.
There were two notified cases of Enteric Fever during the year, one
of which died. In neither case did investigation succeed in tracing the
cause of the disease.
Five cases of Paratyphoid occurred but none were fatal. One of
these cases, a pupil of St. Olave's School, contracted the disease when
visiting Calais. Other cases notified in Birmingham are reported to
have contracted it from the same source.