[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Surrey County Council.

  • Surrey (England). County Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Surrey County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    35 (d) B.C.G. Vaccination. The scheme for the B.C.G. vaccination of school children between their thirteenth and fourteenth birthdays which was inaugurated during 1954 continued during the year under review and the response for this form of protection has been encouraging. B.C.G. Vaccination of School Children aged 13 years. Statistics for 1955. Division. In age group. Consents. Percentage of consents. Absent. Mantoux -t-ve. Percentage -l-ve. Absent from B.C.G. Vac¬ cinated. Percentage of age group who were vac¬ cinated. North-Western 2,220 1,232 55.5 46 188 15.9 11 1,060 47.8 Central 1,740 1,154 66.3 14 111 9.7 — 1,078 62.0 North-Central 1,966 1,249 63.5 34 128 10.5 10 1,097 55.8 Southern 1,770 1,137 64.3 80 200 19.0 2 855 48.3 South-Eastern 773 484 62.6 35 60 13.4 11 382 49.4 Northern South-Western— 741 569 74.1 1 94 16.5 6 468 63.2 Borough 709 450 63.5 2 55 12.3 16 377 53.2 Rural 1,209 802 66.3 26 130 16.8 25 621 51.4 North-Eastern—- Merton and Morden 1,443 1,011 70.1 64 104 11.0 32 811 56.2 Mitcham 1,235 955 77.3 51 147 16.3 16 741 60.0 Wimbledon... 1,209 922 76.3 101 94 11.4 15 716 59.2 Mid-Eastern— Beddington and Wallington 392 220 62.5 — 17 8.4 — 200 51.0 Carshalton ... 628 390 62.1 19 39 10.5 1 331 52.7 Totals ... 16,035 10,575 65.8 473 1,367 13.5 145 8,737 54.5. No cases of tuberculosis occurring to a B.C.G. vaccinated child have been reported. AMBULANCE SERVICE. (1) Organisation, Administration and Strength. Owing to the large increase in the amount of overtime worked, it was considered advisable to re-arrange the periods of duty so as to reduce the number of personnel on duty during the night when there are comparatively few calls and to utilise the personnel so released to increase the number available during the busy day-time periods. The following sub-stations were affected by this arrange¬ ment and became operational only between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. daily :— Mitcham, Surbiton, Egham, Weybridge. At Camberley, although it was not operationally possible to close the station at night, economies were made by arranging for two personnel to sleep at the Station between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. for which they receive payment of 10s. per night, plus overtime rates when called out. A similar arrangement was also made at Haslemere to overcome staffing difficulties brought about by the resignation of St. John Ambulance Brigade personnel who used to man this station during the night on a voluntary basis. (2) Development. The new Control Station at St. Helier, Carshalton was opened during the year. This station is the main Control for the County Districts of Banstead, Beddington and Wallington, Carshalton, Coulsdon and Purley, Merton and Morden, Mitcham, Sutton and Cheam, and Wimbledon, and is the third of such new stations to be completed. The fourth and last of these new stations is required in the Reigate area of the County but although a number of sites have been inspected a suitable one has not yet been obtained. (3) Vehicle Replacement Programme. Of the sixty-two ambulances in the direct service, the twenty-three Austin, Morris and Bedford vehicles which were purchased in 1948-49 had been estimated to have a useful life of seven years ; consequently it was expected that provision would have to be made for their replacement in 1955 and 1956. The vehicles were surveyed by technical officers on the staff of the County Engineer and it was decided that the reliability of the service could be maintained if the vehicles were replaced over a period of three years. As part of this replacement programme seven new Daimler ambulances were put into service in 1955 and the seven vehicles so replaced have been handed over to Civil Defence as training ambulances. It is intended that the remaining sixteen Morris and Bedford ambulances shall be replaced in 1956 and 1957, as required. The remainder of the fleet consists of thirty-nine