Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Immunisation and Vaccination - National Health Service Act 1946, Section 26.
The following tables show details of the number of persons protected against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, smallpox, and poliomyelitis during 1967:-
TABLE 1 | ||
Diphtheria Immunisation Primary Course | ||
born in 1967 | 1634 | |
born in 1966/64 | 1589 | Given by:- |
born in 1963/60 | 507 | Borough Medical Officers 3197 |
born in 1959/52 | 238 | General practitioners 771 |
Total: | 3968 |
Reinforcing doses Year of Birth
1967 | 1966/64 | 1963/60 | 1959/52 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 13 | 2499 | 2229 | 1380 | 6121 |
Tetanus | 13 | 2494 | 2142 | 1227 | 5876 |
Pertussis | 8 | 2204 | 172 | 27 | 2411 |
TABLE 2.
1967 | 1966/64 | 1963/60 | 1959/52 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria/Pertussis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Diphtheria/Ptertussis T etanus | 1576 | 1459 | 27 | 13 | 3075 |
Diphtheria/Tetanus | 51 | 107 | 471 | 219 | 848 |
GRAND TOTAL - 3924 |
Given by:-
Borough Medical Officers | 3161 |
General Practitioners | 762 |