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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hayes and Harlington 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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Immunisation.
Immunisation against diphtheria and whooping cough, and
vaccination of infants against smallpox are available without cost
at the County Council's clinics. Most parents gladly take advantage
of the facilities offered, but there still remains a section who, for
various reasons, deny their children protection against these
diseases. Although there have been fewer cases of diphtheria in
the country for some years, the danger still exists and it would be
foolish to ignore it.
The Area Medical Officer, Area No. 8, has kindly supplied
figures showing immunisation and vaccination carried out in the
district during 1954 ; these are given below :
| Age at date of completion of course | Children who completed a full course of primary immunisation | Children given a reinforcing injection against | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough only | Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough only | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| Under 1 | 60 | 431 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1-4 | 69 | 334 | 19 | 66 | 51 | 4 |
| 5-9 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 462 | 135 | 4 |
| 10-14 | 6 | — | — | 320 | 1 | — |
| Total | 176 | 777 | 34 | 848 | 187 | 8 |
| Age at date of completion of course | Vaccination | Re-vaccination |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Under 1 | 429 | — |
| 1-4 | 64 | 7 |
| 5-14 | 47 | 53 |
| 15 and over | 44 | 219 |
| Total | 584 | 279 |