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 Coulsdon]
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Number who completed Primary treatment | 321 |
Number of "Booster ' doses given | 118 |
Schools. Number who completed Primary treatment | 3 |
Number of " Booster" doses given | 685 |
General Practitioners. | |
Number who completed Primary treatment | 71 |
Number given "Boosters" | 420 |
Proportion of children estimated to have been immunised:— | |
(a) from 1-5 years | 49.3% |
(b) from 5-14 years | 92.4% |
The above figures suggest a decrease of about 200 in the
number receiving primary immunisation, mainly from general
practitioners, compared with the corresponding figures in 1950,
but a substantial increase in "boosting " among the older children.
The percentage of the children aged 1 to 5 years, who
were estimated to have been immunised was the same as in
the previous year, but the proportion of school children who
had been treated probably increased by 1 per cent.
To repeat, it is incumbent upon parents to co-operate in
ensuring that diphtheria is not allowed to reappear in our midst.
VACCINATION.
The following table shows the number of vaccinations performed in the District during 1951:—
Welfare Centres. | |
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Primary vaccinations | 273 |
General Practitioners. | |
Primary vaccinations 0-15 years | 443 |
„ „ over 15 years | 166 |
Re-vaccinations 0-15 years | 90 |
„ over 15 years | 377 |
All these figures show a very substantial increase on those for
1950, which was probably due to the proximity of the Brighton
outbreak of smallpox, with which a number of residents were
indirectly in contact.
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION.
It is known that an appreciable proportion of children
are now given combined whooping cough and diphtheria
immunisation treatment by their private doctors under the
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