[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City.

  • Lincoln (England). City Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Poliomyelitis No case has been notified in the City since 1960. Scarlet Fever Sixteen cases were notified during the year and all the children concerned were under 10 years of age. Whooping Cough Four cases were notified during the year (19 in 1967) and only one of these children had been fully immunised against the disease. VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION Immunisation against Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus As in past years school entrants have been offered primary immunisation against diphtheria and tetanus, with booster doses against these diseases, for children who had primary immunisation in infancy. I would like to thank Head Teachers for their co-operation in the im¬ munisation of children at schools, for the visits by the medical and nursing staffs to schools undoubtedly cause interruptions in the school programmes. The table below gives a summary of the work carried out during the year: Primary Courses Completed (5 — 15 year age group) By LA. By GPs Triple (D.T.P.) .... 3 1 Diphtheria/Tetanus .. .. 27 1 Diphtheria only Tetanus only .. .. .. 8 1 Reinforcing Injections (5 — 15 year age group) Triple (D.T.P.) Diphtheria/T etanus Diphtheria only Tetanus only 4 42 811 48 13 5 36 Total 4 28 9 46 859 13 41 Poliomyelitis Vaccination A fourth (or booster) dose of Sabin poliomyelitis vaccine is now offered to children on school entry as a routine, and it is the practice in Lincoln to complete the programme before the end of the summer term. During the year, 942 children were given fourth doses of vaccine at school, as against 903 in 1967. In addition 92 children were given booster doses by their General Practitioners. Primary vaccination is offered to those children who have not been protected in infancy, and during the year 69 children received primary courses in school whilst General Practitioners gave a further 7. TUBERCULOSIS The following table shows the number of children notified as suffering from Tuberculosis in recent years: 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Pulmonary tuberculosis 2 3 - - 1 1 Tuberculous meningitis 1 - Tuberculosis, other forms ______ Totals 3 3 1 1