[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION OF PERSONS UNDER 16 Smallpox Efforts to encourage the vaccination of children by family doctors and at the Child Welfare Centres are still being continued by direct approach to parents by health visitors and by postal reminders. NUMBER OF PERSONS AGED UNDER 16 VACCINATED (or rc—vaccinated) DURING 1965 Age at date of Vaccination Under 1 1 2 to 4 5 to 15 Total Number Vaccinated 41 309 86 17 453 Number re-vaccinated ... — — 3 5 8 Diphtheria/Whooping Cough/Tetanns Facilities for immunisation against these diseases are available at the Child Welfare Centres and at the surgeries of the general practitioners. The number of persons under 16, who, during the year (A) Completed primary courses was ... ... 1,067 (B) Had reinforcing doses was ... ... ... 732 Poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis vaccination of the eligible groups continued with the exclusive use of the Sabin oral vaccine, arid throughout the' year 279 clinic sessions were held at the various Child Welfare Centres. Full courses of three doses of oral vaccine were given in 1,346 instances, and 966 children received re-inforcing doses. Record cards were received from general medical practitioners relating to 102 children who received 3 doses of oral vaccine, and 66 who received re-inforcing doses. AMBULANCE SERVICE The Ambulance Service completed its first operational year since its separation from the Fire Service in 1964. All members of the staff have successfully undergone a course of training in first aid and life saving techniques, and are extremely efficient. Two old ambulances were replaced. New two-way radio equipment was installed at the Ambulance Headquarters, and a remote radio control unit and direct telephone line were installed in the Police Station, to assist the service with extra radio and telephonic cover. It might be necessary to appoint an extra Ambulance driver to operate the 4()-hour week wliich is to become operative during 1966, One additional dual-purpose ambulance might also be required.