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 East Ham]
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Section 26—Statistics.
Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics.
The six-monthly returns to the Ministry of Health in respect
of immunisation are as follows:—
TABLE 21.
Number of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation. Age at final injection. | Total number of children who were given a secondary or reinforcing injection (i.e. subsequent to complete full course). | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Under 5 | 5—14 | Total | ||
6 months ending 30/6/48 | 944 | 372 | 1,316 | 1,697 |
6 months ending 31/12/48 | 953 | 206 | 1,159 | 226 |
Totals | 1,897 | 578 | 2,475 | 1,923 |
T ABLE 21 A —DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Number of children at 31/12/48 who had completed a course of immunisation
Age at 31/12/48 i.e. born in year | Under 1, 1948 | 1 1947 | 2 1040 | 3 1045 | 4 1044 | 5—0 1939—1043 | 10—14 1934—1938 | Total under 15 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number immunised... | 124 | 1,440 | 1,530 | 1,005 | 1,147 | 4,576 | 4,438 | 14,278 |
Estimated mid-year child population, 1948 | 10,966 | 14,352 |
Of the 14 cases of diphtheria notified (see table 8 for age groups)
4 had completed a full course of immunisation—at date of
notification these 4 children were aged as follows:—
1—4 years, 1—5-9 years, 2—10-14 years.
There were no deaths from this disease.
With reference to Table 21, the children immunised were apportioned between the Authority's medical staff and general practitioners as follows:-
Age at final injection. | Reinforcing injections. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Under 5 | 5—14 | Total | ||
6 months ending 30/6/48:— | ||||
(a) Council staff | 944 | 372 | 1,316 | 1,697 |
(b) General practitioners | — | — | — | — |
6 months ending 31/12/48:— | ||||
(a) Council staff | 869 | 185 | 1,054 | 226 |
(b) General practitioners | 84 | 21 | 105 | — |
Totals | 1,897 | 578 | 2,475 | 1,923 |