[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitley Bay U.D.C.

  • Whitley Bay (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitley Bay U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    local medical practitioners. There.v/ere no deaths from Diphtheria. . -ii. «.•« »««. .-Tv- . .. ..... .... n-.l — ... - Immunisation, The immunisation programme against diphtheria .has been, carried out with the same vigour as in previous years and propaganda- has been, pushed in the schools, cinemas, and local press. Free treatment is offered to all whethor attending Grammar, Modern or private schools, \{ * / ,; The headmasters and teachers co-operate to the full and my thanks are due to all concerned. We have two schemes, which operate- in the spring and early autumn, and each school, is circularised and the necessary forms are sent. These are collected on return and the children are dealt with at one centre point. * . * We have the willing help of four local nursing ladies of the St. John ‘Ambulance Association, whor-are fully qualified and give their time and labour free, which is a very fine gesture and is of great help to me. The pupils at Old Hartley Council, School are dealt with: by- the mobile ambulance which takes out,-the ••s.taff complete with equipment. ' • n: . • • • ■ .. The records are kept of each child and school, and revisions are made at frequent intervals, while the school’medical record cards are also stamped. Prophylactic material is supplied from the Emergency Public Health Laboratory, kings College, Newcastle-on-Tynev • ;::' The Council also pay'private practitioners a: fee of 5/~& for each child immunised, the supply of prophylactic being, issued free on application. The following table gives in detail the total number of children dealt with during the past five years* « w. —m mm mm mm ***** mm Mw mm ** m^mmm »*«« wmwin * | Imiiunisation froml/l/41 | to 31/12/45. \j ■ ■ . . • .. , . •- - •' ' $ * ' i* Age . ! Age 1-5 | 5-15 \ ] 1 Totals* i r- 5 | Number of children 1 immunised. j J • 10/2 j 2053 1.! ! 1 ua CM 1 v- NW 1 l . ■ L,. ■. i Estimated child j ■ population. • . . 21/0.0 j , 3500 5600 | | Percentage immunised. MHIMI*) mrnmm+m ***** mm ma mmmm mm mm m m* 511 59 mmfrnmmerm mm mm mlmm mmamtmmti 56 ! m*m mmmrnmm mem mm mm im mm mm *rm mm mm mm rnm *»«» mem mm mm mm mm mm mem me* m*m q* 1 Deaths. l« —w 0 I 0 0 1