[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOME NURSING (Sec. 25). Eight whole time di trict nurses are under the direct control of the Superintendent Nursing Officer, who is a member of the staff of the Public Health Department. All requests for the services of a district nurse must be supported by a certificate from the patient’s own doctor. During the year, the district nurses paid 19,595 visits to 111 patients. Loan equipment, in the form of bed pans, back rests, air cushions, etc., are available* free of charge and considerable use of this service has been made by patients. VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION (Sec. 26). Efforts to have infants vaccinated are still being continued by direct approach to parents by health visitors and by postal reminders. Record cards received from general practitioners show that 217 children under one year of age were vaccinated in 1951, as against 198 in 1950. In addition 92 other persons were vaccinated and 127 were re¬ vaccinated. NUMBER OF PERSONS VACCINATED (or re-vaccinated) DURING 1951 Age at date of Vaccination Under 1 1 to 4 5 to 14 15 or over Total Number Vaccinated 217 17 20 55 309 Number re-vaccinated ... ■ — 5 10 112 127 NUMBER OF CASES SPECIA (age grou ELY re: 3s as abo PORTED DU ve). RING 1951 (a) Generalised Vaccinia — — — — — (fe) Post-vaccinal Encephalomyelitis... — — — — — (r) Death from compli¬ cations of vaccina¬ tion other than (a) and [h] — — — — — DIPHTHERIA. IMMUNISATION. Facilities are available for Diphtheria Immunisation at the School Medical Services Clinic and at the various Maternity and Child Welfare Centres of the Public Health Department. During the year, 992 children received a complete course of injec¬ tions ; 163 were school children and 829 were pre-school children. In addition, 780 children of all ages were given reinforcing injections.