[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Moray & Nairn.

  • Moray & Nairn (Scotland). Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Moray & Nairn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    injections using a combined prophylactic against all three diseases, is shown in the following table: This Number of children who have 1. completed a primary course of pertussis vaccine during the year I960. (a) pertussis alone (bj pertussis + diphtheria (c) pertussis + diphtheria + tetanus 1 ,130 Total 1 ,130 2. had a booster dose during the year I960. (a) pertussis alone (b) pertussis + diphtheria (c) pertussis + diphtheria + tetanus 47 Total 47 Vaccination against Poliomyelitis. It will be recalled that in the years 1956 to 1958 vaccination against poliomyelitis had gradually been extended to include all children between the age of 6 months and 15 years, as well as one or two special groups such as expectant mothers. Towards the end of 1958 the offer of vaccination had been made to young people under the age of 25 In the spring of 1960 vaccination was made available to a further section of the population, namely all persons under the age of 40. In the last Annual Report, it was mentioned that up to the end of 1959, the response from the under 25 age-group had been disappointing The same may be said of this age-group in I960 and also of the 25 - 40 age-group. It seems that while parents are most eager to accept vaccination for their children they are not very keen to be protected themselves and are not willing to go to a little bit of trouble to have the necessary injections. A limited degree of success was obtained when the injections were taken to the patient, and quite a number of visits were paid during the year to such places as mills and factories in Elgin and district. Visits were also made to several dance halls, football clubs, youth clubs, etc. to vaccinate teenagers'1 and other young people. As in previous years however, the main part of the work, apart from the vaccination of school children, was undertaken by family doctors who were supplied with vaccine through the Health Department, and paid the recognised fee by the County Council. Although the response of the older age-groups could have been much better, 18,949 persons had been vaccinated by the end of 1959. This represents a third/