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Southwark 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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the local office of the Ministry of National Insurance and
several of the larger firms in the Borough, but there appeared
to be no particularly serious outbreak in this district. There
were 31 deaths, mainly in the over-50 age groups.
IMMUNISATION
The combined antigen for Diphtheria and Whooping
Cough is no longer used.
Immunisation figures are available only in respect of cases
dealt with at L.C.C. Welfare Centres, and although these
show a substantial increase in Diphtheria Immunisation
during 1951 with a total of 1,560 as compared with 1,375
(Diphtheria and combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough)
in 1950, this was mainly due to the number of booster
injections which had trebled.
There was a slight drop in initial Diphtheria Immunisation, as compared with the 1950 totals for the Diphtheria and combined antigens.
| Welfare Centres | Confirmed diagnoses of previously Immunised cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immunisation completed | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria |
| Under 5 years of age | 513 | 1,173 | 30 | - |
| Over 5 years of age | 1 | 39 | 21 | - |
| Booster injections | - | 348 | - | - |
| Total | 514 | 1,560 | 51 | - |
| Total2,074 | Total 51 | |||