[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland County Borough.

  • Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    27 Home Accidents : Education in the prevention of home accidents is constantly to the fore in Health Visitors5 work. The attached table shows the type of accidents which were reported during the year. Type of Accident. Under 5 yrs. Adults Total Burns 5 - 5 Scalds 7 — 7 Sprains and Bruises ... 9 13 22 Fractures and Dislocations .. 6 8 14 ^Lacerations 5 2 7 *Poisoning 2 — 2 Swallowing Foreign Body ... 1 — 1 TOTAL . 35 23 58 * As a result of these accidents, two children died, one from coal gas poisoning and one from pneumothorax, tissue emphysema, due to wounds of mouth. Diphtheria Immunisation There were two weekly sessions devoted to Diphtheria Immunisation and Vaccination, one at Newcastle Road Centre and one at the District Nursing Association, Murton Street. In addition to these sessions, vaccinations, and immunisations against diphtheria were performed each month at the Infant Welfare sessions on the outlying estates, viz. Southwick, Pennywell, Springwell and Thorney Close. Routine propaganda was continued throughout the year. The Mobile Immunisation Unit, which has been in operation since June, 1945, visited all areas of the Borough for 8 weeks during the Autumn Campaign and the response was gratifying.