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Coulsdon and Purley 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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The following table shows the treatment given during 1955 and the proportion of children estimated to have been immunised:-
| Centres and Clinics (including day nurseries). | |
| Number who completed Primary treatment | 393 |
| Number of "Booster" doses given | 117 |
| Schools. | |
| Number who completed Primary treatment | 9 |
| Number of "Booster" doses given | 587 |
| General Practitioners. | |
| Number who completed Primary treatment | 398 |
| Number given "Boosters" | 339 |
| Proportion of children estimated to have been immunised:— | |
| (a) from 1-5 years | 67% |
| (b) from 5-14 years | 84 % |
The total number of primary treatments was slightly less than
last year and 549 fewer children received boosting doses.
As a result the percentage of children aged 1 to 5 years
estimated to have been immunised was about the same, 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 68%. There is therefore room for improvement
particularly in the maintenance of immunity by boosting
doses at about 5 and 10 years of age.
VACCINATION.
The following table shows the number of vaccinations performed in the District during 1955:—
| Welfare Centres. | |
| Primary vaccinations | 280 |
| General Practitioners. | |
| Primary vaccinations 0-15 years | 292 |
| „ „ over 15 years | 24 |
| Re-vaccinations 0-15 years | 20 |
| „ over 15 years | 104 |
The number of primary vaccinations was 37 fewer than last
year, but it is good to find that at least 60% of the babies born
in the District in each of the last 4 years were vaccinated. If this
percentage can be maintained it will be very satisfactory.
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