[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION Weekly clinics were held at the School Clinic, Northgate, and at the Child Welfare Clinic at Stonr Street. At the end of the year 325 children had been immunised at this clinic and 87 at the School Clinic. Fort\’'-four children of pre-school age were immunised by local ])ractitioners during the year, the necessary prophylatic being issued free from the Public Health Department. A fee of 7/6 was paid to practitioners in respect of cases dealt with in this manner. Details of the work accomplished at the end of 1947 are appended :— Number of Sessions held during 1947 71 Number of attendances ... ... ... ... 499 Total number of children under 15 dealt with to end of 1947 ... ... 6072 Children immunised during the year : School Children 84 . Infant Welfare Children ... ... ... 328 % of children who had received Diphtheria Immunisation ; Total Child population : o- 4 yrs. 2.046 % Immunised 40.6 5-14 yrs. 3.150 % Immunised 72.4 Schick testing as a routine was abandoned. TUBERCULOSIS Notifications. The following table gives the number of cases notified during the past seven years. 1941 1942 Number of Notifications 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 Site M F M F M F M F M i M F M t Lungs 11 13 12 17 7 10 13 15 18 9 1-r 9 13 7 Glands Bones, 1 5 4 2 2 3 2 — — 3 2 1 1 — Joints, etc. 3 3 2 2 2 — 1 6 1 3 —