[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Cardiganshire County Council.

  • Cardiganshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Cardiganshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION. Number of Children immunised as at 31st December of the following years. Age 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Under 1 year 113 306 249 212 23 30 1 year 358 496 539 470 476 214 2 years 496 651 694 589 554 485 3 years 480 637 681 711 609 539 4 years 302 715 756 701 729 687 5—9 years ... 2675 2525 2459 2840 2566 2339 10—14 years 2327 3504 3490 3494 3646 3005 Total 6751 8834 8868 9017 8603 7299 J PATHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. VVassermann tests are carried out at the Beck Laboratory, Swansea. All other chemical and bacteriological work during 1950 was done in the Public Health Laboratory, Aberystwyth. ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENT. Children of pre-school age are dealt with by the Maternity and Child Welfare Service of the County Council and those of school age by the Education Com- mittee. Cases are examined by the Visiting Surgeon, and those requiring hospital treatment are sent to the Prince of Wales’ Hospital, Cardiff. One hundred and sixty five indivddual cases were seen by the Visiting Surgeon during the year. Six received hospital treatment.