[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Bebington Borough.

  • Bebington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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    Section 25—Home Nursing Service At the end of 1957 six home nurses were serving residents in the Division who were considered by general practitioners to be in need of home nursing, and the relevant statistics for the year are shown in conjunction with the 1956 figures, which are given in brackets. New Cases in 1957 Visits paid in 1957 804 (797) 24,890 (21,121) Cases referred to hospital 147 (I 18) Deaths .... ... I 16 (94) Section 26 — Vaccination and Immunisation (i) Vaccination against smallpox 524 children under the age of five were vaccinated during 1957 just over 100 more than the previous year. The overwhelming majority of these children are under one year of age and this repre- sents 70% of the births. This is compared to the country as a whole a very satisfactory state of affairs and to the credit of the general practitioners’ and health visitors’ keenness in advocating this proved preventative measure. TABLE VIII VACCINATION (Smallpox) General Practitioners Local Authority Clinics 0—5 5—14 years years Total 433 91 13 ! 537 (ii) Diphtheria Immunisation Immunisation against diphtheria has continued throughout the year either alone or combined with whooping cough using the Glaxo Combined Diphtheria Pertussis Prophylactic. 695 children under the age of five years were immunised against diphtheria in 1957 as compared to 487 in the previous year. It is not so simple a matter to state this as a percentage as these children are in a much wider age range than those vaccinated against smallpox but it is very satisfactory. From the Table No. IX it can be seen that very many more older children were immunised either for the first time or given booster doses. Most of this “boosting,” which is very important if the level of immunity to diphtheria is to be kept up in the community, was done at the schools and I would like to take the opportunity of thanking the head teachers and their staffs for the excellent co-operation and help I have had from them.