[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly R.D.C.

  • Llanelli (Wales). Rural District Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    # Immunisation : The elimination of diseases such as diphtheria from the area for so many years and the large reduction in whooping cough and poliomyelitis cases are generally a striking tribute to the effects of immunisation. It is vital that the excellent results of immunisa- tion should be stressed if prevention of epidemics is to be achieved. Most of the immunisation at the clinics is now carried out with Triple Antigen. The figures below indicate the number protected against each disease in the Llanelly Rural District during 1954-64* (A) Diphtheria : Year Ages in Years Boosters Total No. of Immunisations in ages 0—5 years percentage of total live births 0—5 5—15 1954 295 4 6 305 58.53 1955 324 74 653 1051 57.04 1956 418 115 633 1166 78.28 1957 262 17 5 284 44.18 1958 361 2 8 37i 60.35 1959 354 4 13 37i 58.70 i960 178 9 61 248 27.68 1961 537 175 1056 1768 89.05 1962 344 15 28 387 60.14 1963 378 2 17 397 58.06 1964 491 8 113 612 78.68 The increased percentage of immunisation is encouraging. The importance of immunisation is shown from the figures for deaths from and notifications of diphtheria for England and Wales since 1948:— Year. Deaths. Notification. 1948 156 3575 1949 84 1890 1950 49 962 I95I 33 664 I952 32 376 1953 23 266 1954 9 173 1955 11 161 1956 8 63 1957 6 43 1958 7 61 1959 — 103 i960 5 52 1961 10 53 1962 2 16 1963 2 33 1964 — 20