[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes R.D.C.
- Devizes (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1958
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![f - —n j Age G-roup — Under 1 f ^ 1 2-4 5-14 -' ~ — ’ ' ’ ^ • 15 or over [ Vaccination 1' 113 3 I 5 12 5 1 1 Re-vaccination - . .] ^ ! V. . « ! Tuberculosis Six notifications of this disease were received during the year. Several authorities are co-operating to control this distressing disease. The area was declared a Tuberculosis eradication area for cattle on 1st March, 195S, and only Tuberculin Tested and Pasteurised Milk may be sold. This milk is sampled regularly. The Letting Committee are well aware of bad housing and overcrowding as a means of spreading the infection. If their parents consent, the County Council vaccinate 13 year old children with B.C.G-, vaccine. This is being done by most school health authorities on the assumption that the older school child will probably come into contact with Tuberculosis during the five years after leaving school. The measure is a popular one but has not received the publicity it deserves. The vaccination procedure is quick and simple and may prevent years of unhappiness. Poliomyelitis No cases of this disease were notified. Vaccination continued during the year. Some children were offered third doses and the upper age limit for registration for vaccination was extended to 25 years. The national incidence of poliomyelitis in 1956 was lower than expected so that it is to be hoped the vaccination campaign is already proving its worth. Head Lice This is not a notifiable disease but is found all too commonly in a small proportion of Devizes school children. I hasten to add that this matter is not peculiar to Devizes as the National figure for 1957 is Despite regular inspections it seems difficult to eradicate this insect. If confidential advice is needed, the School Nurses are easily contacted by telephone and it behoves mothers to look regularly at their children's hair as the condition is now easily controlled by D.D.T. preparations. -4“](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29159507_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
