[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Spalding U.D.C.
- Spalding (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1965
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Spalding U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS yNT]5_QTHER^DIS~EASES' 98 cases of infectious diseases were notified during the year. Infectious Diseases | | No. of! Cases - T ., . IL Scarlet fever 3 1 Measles Acute pneumonia L 2 J j Total 98 | There was no notification of poliomyelitis, diphtheria, food poisoning or dysentery. PROTECTION AGAINST, INFECTIOUS DISEASES I am indebted to the County Medical Officer for much of the information given below. Diphtheria Immunisation No cases of Diphtheria occurred in the district during the year. During 1965, 190 children under five years of age and 3 children over five years of age received a primary immunisation course. A further 384 children between the ages of 5 and 16 years received a ’’booster” or secondary injection. Tetanus_immunisation During the year, 226 children were immunised against tetanus. 192 of these children had a course of ’’triple antigen” that protects against diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus. PpJ-i^i^eli^tis^ Vaccination During 1965, 256 children under 5 years, and 49 children over 5 years, completed a course of oral polio vaccination. A satisfactory percentage of the pre-school and school age population of the Urban District har been protected against this disease.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30122399_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
