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Tottenham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TABLE 9
| Under 1 year | 1 year | 2 - 4 years | 5-14 years | 15 years and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) No. of persons primarily vaccinated | 937 | 55 | 38 | 54 | 135 | 1219 |
| (ii) No. of persons re-vaccinated | - | - | 10 | 101 | 379 | 490 |
Immunisation
As stated in my last annual report the County Council agreed
to make available free whooping cough vaccination at all immunisation
clinics following the success achieved by the controlled
experiments carried out in this and other districts by the
Medical Research Council at the request of the Ministry of Health
from 1950 to 1952.
The introduction of the new combined diphtheria pertussis
vaccine suspension now gives protection against diphtheria and a
degree of protection against whooping cough in a total of three
injections. This reduced total of injections is very popular
with the mothers and it is anticipated that the percentage of
immunised children will show a satisfactory increase during 1953*
The series of three injections is commenced at the age of six
months wherever possible. The mothers are informed that while
a degree of protection against whooping cough will be obtained it
is less certain than protection against diphtheria. It is felt
that this warning is necessary to prevent immunisation against
diphtheria falling into disrepute should the child subsequently
develop an attack of whooping cough.
The following table records immunisations carried out by
area medical staff as well as general medical practitioners
during 1952:-
93