Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation.

  • Durban (South Africa). Public Health Department
Date:
[1937]
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Credit: Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    - 10 - During the year there was an increase of approximately 1,000 articles laundered compared with the previous year. The contract for the Government Hospital ceased at 31st October 1936 and the Department lost this contract which was given to a private concern as from 1st November 1936. All laundering for King Edward VIII Hospital, however, has been carried out at the Disinfecting Station since 1st August 1956. VACCINATIONS: (By courtesy of Union Health Department) VACCINATION OF INFANTS /UP CHILDREN YEAR ENDED 50th JUNE 1957 INFANT VACCINATIONS Durban P.M.Burg - - - Remainder of Total -- . . Province Births entered in vaccination Register 2,447 776 1,814 5,057 Successfully vaccinated 1,154 362 849 2,545 Insusceptible to vaccination 76 17 27 120 Postponed owing to illness 562 146 284 792 Previously had smallpox — - Deaths of infants under 2 yrs. - registered 185 45 159 567 | Ratio percentage of vaccinations and postponements registered during the year (after allowing for deaths of infants under 2 years). • 69.50 71.62 69.26 1 69.74 .12 YEAR-OLD VACCINATIONS: ! ; Registration of 12 year old ■ children 1,520 485 1,£66 ! 5,269 Successfully vaccinated 991 276 803 2,070 j Insusceptible to vaccination 1 x 73 78 117 268 'Postponed owing to illness 48 12 43 105 jPreviously had smallpox _ - — i Ratio percentage of vaccination and postponements to 12 year old ' registration i 73.16 75.78 76.07 ] 74.67 S _