[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Battle R.D.C.

  • Battle (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1942
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    gave Imm-uriizabjon against Diphtheria. E*' Sawyer continued this important work and 1,477 inoculations during the year. When for a time in December he was unable to attend the sessions most of the work was done by Dr. A. Hunnard. the Dr. T. Ja Hr]Jins* Sedlescombe v.-oj.fare offer to immunize children seen at Centre deserves grateful recognition. tho Dr, Ruth Dingle/ gave the injections Shoreham Children•'a Homo, Old Castle, to 18 children at Dallington, The material used was A.P.T. as in 1941. Two injections °i c,c* and c«5 c*c, were given with an interval between of five weeks to three months. Immunization should be established in twelve weeks after the second injection. It is fortunate that it has been found that so long a period may lie between the two injections. It follows that if a child who has received one inoculation should miss an immunizing session tno second inoculation can nevertheless generally be given in time. _ best time to immunize is a soon as possible after the iirsu birthday, .Children immunized as young as that should receive a second injection of .5 c.c, when they reach school age. The one flaw in cur scheme is that the Schick-test is not provided. Without this no one can be certain that a child who has been.inoculated is actually immune, though with so many re- ceiving the injections the risk of a few failures to the community is slight. A return has to be sent to the Ministry of Health every six months giving the number of childron under five and of five month^ 611 ooraPleted a course of immunization in the six The estimated numbers of children in the two groups in the Local Authority area are also required and the percentage of each that had been immunizod at the end of the period, S Further information bearing on the efficacy of immunizatior is required if any cases of diphtheria have occurred. ^ Unfortunately there is no certain way of discovert-no- many children there are in the two age groups but some S h approximation can be reached from figures supplied by the Pood Office and from tho numbers on the registers of the public elementary schools. public \ The figures for the first six months of 1942 were: Completed inoculation Under five 119 Aged 5-14 141 Estimated numbers of children. 1>703 2,760 Estimated percentage immunized. 32.29 84.63