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 Crayford]
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Immunisation against Diphtheria and Vaccination against Smallpox, 1951.
The following is a return received from the County Medical Officer of Health of (A) the number
of children resident in the Crayford area who were immunised against Diphtheria and (B) the number of
persons who were vaccinated against Smallpox during the year ended 31st December, 1951.
(A) Diphtheria Immunisation.
Year of Birth | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | 1939 | 1938 | 1937 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary. Inoculations | 36 | 230 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 395 |
Reinforcing Inoculations | — | — | — | — | 66 | 234 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 52 | 75 | 123 | 679 |
(B) Vaccination.
Age at 31st December, 1951 | Under 1 | 1 to 4 | 5 to 14 | 15 or over | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number Vaccinated | 124 | 105 | 20 | 15 | 264 |
Number Re-vaccinated | — | 2 | 8 | 47 | 57 |
The following is a return of the number of children resident in the Crayford area under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1951, 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 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
148 | 143 | 257 | 391 | 240 | 279 | 271 | 523 | 621 | 392 | 395 | 403 | 350 | 288 | 36 | 4737 |