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Health Unit Report January 1963 Communicable Diseases
January 1963 health unit notes 99 communicable cases including 8 mumps and 31 chickenpox. 6 rabid animals found across Northumberland and Durham counties. 14 inspections, 1042 meat animals inspected with 21 condemned. Chest clinics served 57 with x rays. Immunization saw 80 children complete or reinforce Quad series. 1393 and 522 children received toxoid, polio, and smallpox vaccines. Public health nursing visited 524 homes with 103 care cases. 41 TB contacts. 134 new mothers interviewed. prenatal classes expand in Bowmanville and Brighton. Auditory testing of 636 children. 22 new defects found. Environmental sanitation includes 34 school inspections. nursing homes inspected biannually. focus on proper water, waste, and facility standards.
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