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Bexley 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Immunisation against Dipntneria and Vaccination against Smallpox, 1950.
The following is a return of (A) the number of children resident in the-Borough of Bexley
who were immunised against diphtheria and (B) the number of persons who were vaccinated
against smallpox, during the year ended 31st December, 1950:—
| Year of Birth | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1913 | 1912 | 1911 | 1940 | 1939 | 1938 | 1937 | 1936 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Inoculations | 92 | 809 | 73 | 20 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1101 |
| Immunised in 1949 and received in 1950 | — | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Reinforcing Inoculations | — | — | 2 | 1 | 26 | 322 | 146 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 610 |
| Immunised in 1949 and received in 1950 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Age at 31st December, 1950 | Under 1 | 1 to 4 | 5 to 14 | 15 or over | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Vaccinated | 485 | 359 | 68 | 67 | 979 |
| Number Re-Vaccinated | — | 41 | 219 | 272 |
Immunisation against Diphtheria, 1950.
The following is a return of the number of ch ildren resident in the Borough of Bexley
under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1950, who had completed a course of immunisation
at any time before that date (i.e., at any time since 1st January, 1936).
Year of
Birth
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
Total
1080
1091
1189
1130
1025
1007
1107
1212
1431
1481
1120
1317
1231
957
92
16,470