[Report 1940-1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Manchester City.

  • Manchester (England). City Council. n 88637066.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1940-1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Manchester City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The deaths from the more common diseases are shown in the following figures :— Years Measles Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Enteric Fever Influenza Whooping Cough Diarrhoea Phthisis 1930—39 average 93 13 76 4 281 74 125 787 1940 27 1 47 2 225 6 97 685 IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA. Number of Persons dealt with in 1940. Numbers having Numbers having received complete received incomplete course of course of prophylactic prophylactic treatment treatment Schools . 1,344 384 Child Welfare Centres . 1,991 22 Hospitals . 255 86 Public Health Office. 69 11 General Practitioners. 46 2 Totals . 3,705 505 Toxoid-Antitoxin Floccules is used for the immunisation of all children treated at the schools. The dosage employed is three 1 c.c. injections at weekly intervals. Alum Precipitated Toxoid in two doses of 0-1 c.c. and 0-4 c.c., with 2—3 weeks interval, is used for most children under 8 years immunised at the welfare centres and at the Public Health Office. Prophylactics—T.A.F. and A.P.T. are in use at the hospitals. T.A.F. is suppliedfree to general medical practitioners in the city. Prophylactics Used in Immunising Pre-School and School Children. Age Number having received a Prophylactic Used Group full course of injections T.A.F. A.P.T. T.A.M. Under 5 years . 2,334 283 2,049 2 5 14 years . 1,266 1,143 107 16 Totals— Under 15 years. 3,600 1,426 2,156 18 Although Schick testing is not practised as a routine in connection with the greater part of the scheme, 1,246 primary tests were performed during the year. 266 gave a positive result and 980 were negative. These were carried out largely among hospital patients and staff. Facilities are available at the Public Health Office for posterior Schick testing in cases where it is considered advisable. 25-Such tests were carried out with 8 positive and 17 negative results.
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