[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Lothingland R.D.C.

  • Lothingland (Suffolk, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Lothingland R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISE TI ON In the Lothingland district in 1962, 194 primary immunisations and 202 booster injections were carried out by the child welfare clinics and general practitioners. The age groups of the children immunised are as follows:- Age Group born in:- .136,2 196-] I960 1999 1998 1999-57 1 948-52 Total Primary 95 94 1 1 - 1 2 194 Booster 2 4 1 2 190 3 202 SMALLPOX VaCCIN^TION The following table shows the number of age groups of persons vaccinated and re-vaccinated during the year:- Awe at date of vaccination Primary vaccination Under 1 1 2-4 5-14 1 5 or over Total 1962 Total 1 96l Total 1 960 97 10 25 144 262 538 1 26 109 Re¬ vaccination — — 5 102 324 431 13 12 97 10 30 246 586 969 139 121 MIDWIFERY AND GENERAL NURSING An additional part-time nurse was appointed in April to help in the following areas, during the regular nurses' off-duty and annual leave:- Bradwell, Lound, Carlton Colville, Kessingland, This proved to be very helpful until Mrs. P. Roach resigned for domestic reasons at the end of November. The relief nurse then ceased to relieve in Carlton Colville and Kessingland and concentrated on work mainly in the vacant area, Lound and district. The vacancy continued until the end of the year, MIDWIFERY Deliveries Midwifery Visits Ante-natal Visits 135 3,445 1,757 These figures are approximately 25% higher than the figures for I96l. In addition, 88 mothers delivered in hospital we re- discharged home before the 10th day and required nursing care. This was against 62 for 1961. GENERAL NURSING New Patients Attended Visits Paid 199 5,326 Once again, as last year, the proportion of new patients aged 65 years and over and visits paid to them was just over half the total figures. HEALTH VISITING Two of the three Health Visitors in Lothingland left during the year, one in June and the other in September. Consequently, there was difficulty in maintaining an adequate service. No new appointment had been made at the end of the year.