[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes Borough.

  • Devizes (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Th. County Council offer an iir*'uni sation scheme and ‘J. am inaebted to the Councy Itedicai Off'cei o± Health for the follov/ing flgui'es Chi-uien inuyr.n Lsed for first time 1958 1959 I960 i Aged less than one year 87 no 90 ; ■ Aged one to four j^ears 19 23 31 : Aged f-lvc to nine years j 3 5 12 i Children receiving boosting Aged one to four years injections 29 ' 37 _ . ; 47 A;ged five to nine years 28 60 79 Aged ten to fourteen years - 1 10 ; 1 li7hooping Cough 28 cases of this disease yyere notified during the year ai.d it is likely that many more did occur but were not di agnosed because the symptoms were modified by previous vaccinaton; indeed, without the Ihooping cough Vaccination routines it -IS likely that this year ,;ouj_d have seen a very serious epidemic, with an aftermath of lung complications a.nd deaths. ^t is distressing to see that six ca.ses of , hooping Cough occurred in chiici'ei: iider the age oi' six months. This only serves to underline hoy/ irLi''ectiov.s the di-sease .'.s, how soon any passive i/miunity fro-' the mother is lost by the ch Id, and ho'w' impoi'’tant it is to begin vaccination against the disease b^- the second or third month after birth. ^nder the ''.'iltshire County Couiicil scheme the following number of children v.ere vaccinated a.^ainst Vhooping Cough for the first time:- Ciiildren Immunised for first time Aged less than one year A-ged one to lo r yea-rs Smallpox. The follo'.-ing vaccinations against small-ox ■; re given during the year;- -r.ge G-roup Under 1 . 1 2-1- 5-14 15 or over Vaccinations 100 3 4 6 5 Re-vaccinationr - - 1-3 23 1958 1 '59 i960 73 ' 108 . 2 18 : 21 30 -4-