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Coulsdon and Purley 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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The following table shows the treatment given during 1953, and the proportion of children estimated to have been immunised:-
| Centres and Clinics (including day nurseries). | |
| Number who completed Primary treatment | 429 |
| Number of "Booster" doses given | 118 |
| Schools. | |
| Number who completed Primary treatment | 30 |
| Number of "Booster" doses given | 405 |
| General Practitioners. | |
| Number who completed Primary treatment | 248 |
| Number given "Boosters" | 285 |
| Proportion of children estimated to have beenimmunised:- | |
| (a) from 1-5 years | 62% |
| (b) from 5-14 years | 92% |
The total number of primary treatments is approximately the
same as last year but about 100 more children received boosting
doses. As a result the percentage of children aged 1 to 5 years
estimated to have been immunised was slightly higher, but the
proportion of school children who have been treated during the
last 5 years and who can, therefore, be considered to be sufficiently
immune, is only about 60%. There is obviously room for improvement
in all age groups.
VACCINATION.
The following table shows the number of vaccinations performed in the District during 1953:-
| Welfare Centres. | |
| Primary vaccinations | 275 |
| General Practitioners. | |
| Primary vaccinations 0-15 years | 247 |
| „ „ over 15 years | 19 |
| Re-vaccinations 0-15 years | 32 |
| „ over 15 years | 92 |
The number of primary vaccinations was almost the same
as last year and it is good to find that about 60% of the babies
born in 1952 and 1953 were vaccinated. If this percentage can
be maintained it will be very satisfactory.
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