[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City.

  • Dundee (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Welfare Foods Smallpox Vaccinations Diphtheria Immunisation Whooping Cough Immunisation B.C.0. Vaccination The increases as from 1st June, 1961, in the prices of orange juice (from 5d to l/6d per bottle) cod liver oil (from free issue to l/-d per bottle) and vitamin tablets (from free issue to 6d per packet) have resulted in a further slump in the uptake of these welfare foods. In was also decided at this time that any quantity of orange juice, cod liver oil or vitamin tablets might be purchased without the use of tokens by or on behalf of expectant or nursing mothers, children below school age and handicapped children under 16 years of age. Payments could also be made by cash instead of stamps as formerly. These inducements have had no effect however and the drop in the uptake of welfare foods was to be expected having regard to what happened when the price of National Dried Milk was increased in 1958 from 10Id to 2/4d per t>n. The following figures and percentages will give an indication of the reducing issues of welfare foods :— National Dried Milk Oramre Juice Cod Liver Oil Vitamins 1957 107,686(100%') 144,901(100%) 26,384(100%) 7,296(100%) 1958 88,523 ( 82%) 90,298( 62%) 16,395 ( 62%) 6,977( 96%) 1959 77,537( 72%) 88,009 ( 61 %) 16,180( 62%) 7,588(104%) i960 66,890 ( 62%) 84,154( 58%) 15,432 ( 58%) 7,437(102%) 1961 50,730( 47%) 53,264 ( 37%) 10,924( 41%) 5,096 ( 70%) The number of primary vaccinations during 1961 de- creased from 1,910 in 1960 to 1,860. 830 children under the age of one year were vaccinated compared, with 943 last year. In addition, 820 persons were re-vaccinated compared with 775 in 1960. There was no local! reaction in 147 primary and 114 secondary vaccinations. Records were received during the year of 3,067 children who completed the full course of immunisation against diph- theria—a decrease of 17 from the previous year. 2,780 children received a complete course of injections— an increase of 122 over last year’s figure of 2,658. Visits were made this year to 21 schools. In addition to the school children the following figures include nurses, medi- cal students, contacts, new born babies and others:— Tuberculin Tested Negative Reactors Vaccinated M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total 1960 3,078 3,098 6,176 1,959 1,933 3,892 2.001 1,973 3.977 1961 2,625 3,055 5,680 1,561 1,809 3,370 1,627 1,796 3,423