[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Glamorgan County Council.

  • Glamorgan (Wales). County Council. nb2014013905.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Glamorgan County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The position at the end of the year 1946 was as follows ;— Percentage who had received immunising injections— {a) Under 5 years of age .. 60-6. {b) Over 5 years of age .. 80-3. Some District Councils have achieved much better results than these average figures and some, of course, fall below the average. In 16 out of 24 District Council areas there were no deaths from diphtheria. The County Council assists the campaign by permitting the immunisation sessions to be held in the schools and by advising parents through school nurses, etc., to get their children immunised. MEASLES. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946, Deaths \ 42 9 41 14 22 18 46 6 23 3 17 1 Death-rate per 1,000 .. 0-06 001 0-06 0*02 0*03 0-03 0*06 0-01 0-03 0-004 0-02 0-001 England and Wales.— Death-rate per 1,000 0*03 0-07 0-02 0 04 0-01 0-02 0-03 0-01 0-02 0-01 0-02 0-00 The number of cases of measles dropped when the epidemic of last year cleared up. As a result the deaths, too, decreased from 17 to 1. Those cases of measles that did occur were rather mild and there were few complications. WHOOPING COUGH. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. . 1946- Deaths 29 55 29 26 27 13 46 15 20 24 14 19 Death-rate per 1,000 .. 0-04 0-07 0-04 0-04 0 04 0-02 0-06 0-02 0-03 0-03 002 0-03 England and Wales— Death-rate per 1,000 0-04 0-05 0-04 0-03 0-03 0-02 0-06 0-02 0-03 0-03 0-02 0-02 There was a slight increase in the deaths from whooping cough, not only in the County but in many other areas. Local authorities are trying out whooping cough'vaccines but as yet no definite opinion as to the efficacy of these vaccines can be given.