[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.
- Cumberland County Council
- Date:
- 1956
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The house at Whitehaven (Valley Estate) was completed in November, 1956, and at the end of the year work was in progress both on houses at Lang- wathby and Lamplugh. Further houses are contem- plated at:— Seascale Bransty Longtown Dearham Kirkbi’ide Workington Hayton Scotby Brigham Greystoke Millom SECTION 26 Immunisation and Vaccination (a) Diphtheria Immunisation The number of children under school age immu- nised against diphtheria during the year was 1,953. School children receiving either a primary or reinforc- ing injection numbered 3,241. Reinforcing injections were given to 27 pre-school children. The total im- munisations, primary or reinforcing during the year was 5,221. This total figure includes 1,868 reports of immunisation from general practitioners. The following table shows the trend in respect of immunisation in Cumberland for the past 10 years. 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 5,221 9,463 6,880 6,658 8,915 6,489 7.16] 10,409 7.235 5,491 At the end of 1956 the percentage figures for chil- dren regarded as fully immunised were:— Under 5 years 46% 5-15 years 71.5% No case of diphtheria has been notified in the county and there have been no notifications of diphtheria and no deaths from the disease in Cumber- land since 1949.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29133129_0041.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
