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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
Carshalton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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During the year a further 1,023 residents were immunised as
follows:—
| Age at Year End. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | ||
| At Council Clinks | 5 | 468 | 121 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 635 |
| In Carshalton Schools | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 267 | 59 | 332 |
| Private Practitioners | — | 45 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 75 |
| 5 | 513 | 145 | 25 | 17 | 277 | 60 | 1042 | |
| Less outward transfers | — | 5 | - | - | — | 44 | 12 | — |
| Plus inward transfers | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 42 |
| Carshalton Residents | 5 | 516 | 149 | 26 | 20 | 253 | 54 | 1023 |
A further 1,590 children received reinforcing doses during the year.
The position with regard to immunisation at the year end was as
follows:
Number of Children who had completed a full course of Immunisation at any time up to 31st December, 1946.
| Age at 31.12.46, i.e., Born in Year | Under 1 1946. | 1 1945. | 2 1944. | 3 194'!. | 4 1942. | 5 to 9 1937/ 41. | 10 to 14 1932/ 36. | Total under 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Immunised | 6 | 548 | 75S | 631 | 663 | 1044 | 1193 | 11143 |
| Estimated mid-year population, 1946 | 4050 | 10500 | 14550 | |||||
| Percentage done | 64% | 81% | 76% | |||||
Erysipelas.
Ten cases were notified. Nine were residents, 5 of whom were
removed to isolation hospital. The face was the site affected in every
instance. All recovered.
Pneumonia.
The number of notifications was 66, all residents but one. Of the
total, 10 were stated to be influenzal and these all occurred in the first
three months of the year except for 1 in December. Two cases were
admitted to hospital.
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